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Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.8.5 in public beta
Check out the new AI features in the virtual reality modeling software, including a handy-looking Search by Shape system.
Building Natural Environments Using Gaea & Houdini
Discover how to recreate real-world environments for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Chaos releases Vantage 2.3
Real-time ray tracing renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets support for the V-Ray Blend Material and Multi Matte render element.
Autodesk releases Mudbox 2025
Digital sculpting software gets fourth consecutive 'minor update' in four years. See the complete changelog for the release here.
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.3
Check out the changes in the compatibility-breaking update to the renderer, including better denoising and progressive rendering.
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2025
Check out the changes ijn the 3D modeling and rendering software, including updates to retopology, OCIO color management and USD.
Autodesk releases Maya 2025 and Maya Creative 2025
Check out the latest features in the 3D modeling and animation app, from the new Smart Extrude system to LookdevX, Arnold and Bifrost.
Adobe releases After Effects 24.3
Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, like support for per-character text styling.
5 key features in Blender 4.1
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.
Master 2D & 3D Character Design in Photoshop & Blender
Discover the fundamental principles of character design with The Gnomon Workshop's new introductory tutorial.
Check out LATTE3D, NVIDIA’s peppy new text-to-3D AI model
Current state-of-the-art AI model generates 3D assets from text prompts 'near instantly', even on a single previous-gen GPU.
KeenTools ships FaceBuilder 2024.1 for Blender
Popular plugin for creating 3D head models from source photos of an actor gets streamlined new one-click texturing workflow.
Stability AI and Tripo AI release image-to-3D AI model TripoSR
New open-source generative AI model can create a textured 3D mesh from a single source image in under a second.
RE:Vision Effects releases Twixtor 8 in beta
High-performance video retiming tool's new AI-trained algorithm reduces 'wobbles, gloopiness and ghosting' on tricky shots.
Adobe open-sources its USD conversion plugins
Open-source tech converts 3D models, materials and animation data between USD and FBX, glTF, OBJ, PLY and STL formats.
Unity updates AI game tools service Unity Muse
Set of AI tools for games artists and developers gets new generative AI model for its text-to-PBR-material system. Find more details here.
Boris FX releases Particle Illusion Pro
Paid standalone edition of the 3D particle generator supersedes the old free edition, but can be run indefinitely in trial mode.
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8.2
Check out the new features in the real-time lighting design software, including new shadow modes for the signature LightPaint system.
Peregrine Labs ships Yeti 5.0
Check out the new features in the popular Maya fur and feathers plugin, including a new production-ready Viewport 2.0 hair shader.
Foundry ships Modo 17.0
Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app in the first major update since Foundry's reboot of its development strategy.
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