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Intuitive add-on can generate an animated 3D reconstruction of an actor's head from video footage, for animation. VFX or motion graphics.

Game engine gets support for multi-bounce lighting, OpenXR, and USD export. Free for use on projects earning under $100,000/year.

Data-preparation service converts models between 3D formats, remeshes them or generates LODs. Integrates directly into Blender.

Get VFX artist Cristian Spagnuolo's free library of retopologized scans of real-world statues. OBJ format, 8K textures, for commercial use.

Intuitive tool for creating low-poly 3D models in virtual reality gets new lease of life as open-source app Open Blocks.

Open-source app for creating 3D sketches and concept designs in virtual reality gets improved export to Blender and other 3D software.

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source game engine, including updates to shader editing, animation and rendering.

iPad Simulcam app used on The Mandalorian and House of the Dragon is now available on the App Store to studios of all sizes.

Fast-evolving plugin and its new texturing extension create animation ready clothing for 3D characters via a fast, intuitive workflow.

Check out the new features in the desktop and virtual reality modeling application, including this new light UI theme.

Universal Scene Description's HgiVulkan backend is intended to make Vulkan a 'more compelling option' for tools developers.

Neat open-source tool lets you crop and clean up 3DGS scan data in a standard web browser. Source code is available under an MIT license.

Detailed free dataset based on NASA imagery can be used with Cesium's open-source plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine.

Master UV work for games, VFX and motion graphics with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed introduction to Maya's UV tools.

Browser-based AI mocap platform now extracts Mixamo-compatible hand motion from live video. Available with free subscriptions.

Get an open-source version of the geometry for a real AAA game map as a resource for game art, pipeline testing and tools development.

Future releases of the open-source 3D software will also come pre-configured with a remote library of CC0 brushes, materials and meshes.

Machina Fractals: Essence, Machina Fractals: Mecha and new plugin Machina Fractals: Ultima create amazing real-time 3D forms.

Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' into an organised library of 2D and 3D assets. Check out the new features in Das Element 2.1.

Maya crowd simulation software is no longer on sale, but its core IP will be integrated into 'Autodesk's current product offerings'.