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Significant update moves native 3D file import and the Advanced 3D renderer out of beta and into the stable release of the software.

Discover how to use Houdini's sparse Pyro solver in production with The Gnomon Workshop's essential tutorial.

3D texture painting software gets new Vulkan-based geometry map baking system, and more procedural texturing nodes

Check out the new features in the latest free update to the general-purpose image-editing software.

Sizeable update to the production renderer adds MaterialX support, new Enscape bridge, and updates to V-Ray GPU and Chaos Scatter.

Veteran 3D animation software gets its first update in over three years, following a change of owner in April. Check out its new features here.

Check out the workflow changes in the desktop edition of the image editing software, and the generative AI tools in the tablet edition.

Firms to end deal struck in 2021 when Unity acquired Weta Digital's in-house VFX technology and engineering staff.

Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.

Check out Rodeo FX's spectacular VFX breakdown of the spy thriller's extended opening chase down a snowy mountainside.

Master professional procedural techniques for VFX and animation with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive Houdini tutorial.

Discover seasonal discounts assets on 3D assets, hardware software, from Adobe applications to Blender, Cinema 4D & Houdini plugins.

Master professional game animation workflows in Maya and Unity with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive tutorial.

Get a free explosion, smoke plume and meteor trail from ActionVFX's new library of stock .vdb files, with a Blender fire and smoke shader.

Sculpting, retopology and 3D painting software can now perform Boolean operations interactively, even on dense meshes.

Physical Addons' promising plugin generates photorealistic animated ocean surfaces, and is lightweight enough to run on a laptop.

Main Blender website and downloads of the open-source 3D app restored after DDoS attack, but online documentation still down.

Check out the new features in the stable release of the inuitive 3D tracking tool, like automatic texture extraction and video stablilization.

Streamlined tool for generating skies for use in matte paintings or as environment maps gets 32K HDR export, better live sync with UE5.

Update makes the full Professional edition of the lanscape generator available to indie artists for just $199. Check out the new features here.