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Dimension 5 Techs launches D5 for Teams
New suite of collaboration features for users of D5 Render include simultaneous multi-user editing.
Speed up animation with Character Tracker for Maya
Neat plugin lets you use game-like navigation to control 3D characters to block out animations faster.
Ynput launches free VFX and animation pipeline Ayon
Updated, now in beta: open-source framework connects VFX tools into a coherent USD-ready pipeline.
Boris FX acquires SynthEyes
Popular 3D tracking application's tech will be used across other Boris FX products like Silhouette and the Sapphire and Continuum plugins.
Nevercenter releases Silo 2023.4 and Milo 2023.1
Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modelling app and its UE5-based real-time renderer.
Tutorial: Real-Time Character & Environment Lighting
Master professional lighting workflows in Unreal Engine 5 with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Mahmood Hasanzadeh ships Ivy Generator 2 for Maya
Generate 3D ivy over surfaces in your scenes with this handy procedural add-on. Version 1 is available for free.
Check out neat Blender plugin Baga Ivy Generator 2
Appealing add-on lets you 'draw' ivy - and 70 other species of plants - directly onto your 3D meshes.
Polygonflow’s Dash automates world building in UE5
Unreal Engine add-on lets users assemble environments via drag and drop and simple text prompts.
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.5
Sizeable update to the GPU ray tracing renderer adds real-time caustics, and cutaway rendering.
Tutorial: Environment 3D Matte Painting Techniques
Master advanced digital matte painting techniques with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sketchfab’s models of the month: August 2023
See the month's best 3D models, from original anime characters to complete virtual reality paintings.
Download free iPad fluid simulation app Axiom Solver
Free companion app for the Axiom solver for Houdini makes it possible to sketch ideas for sims on the go.
Nvidia releases source code for its Neuralangelo AI model
Updated: New tech reconstructs 3D objects from video more accurately than current AI methods.
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2023.26
Big update to the digital sculpting and retopology app adds Vector Displacement Maps, Python API.
Download free Blender add-on Bystedt’s Cloth Builder
Handy new free add-on streamlines cloth simulation workflow inside the open-source 3D software.
NIM Labs launches NIM 6.0
Update to the studio management platform gives visual effects and motion graphics studios better tools for managing their job bids.
Adobe releases Character Animator 23.6
Check out the new features in the real-time puppet animation tool, including the option to edit replays.
Wacom launches Wacom One 12 and 13 touch pen displays
New starter models are Wacom's cheapest pen display yet and the first Wacom One with multi-touch.
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.3
Check out the new features in the production renderer, including faster GPU rendering, and Apple Silicon support for Houdini users.
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