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Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2023.2
3D app gets new parametric Array modifier for tasks ranging from procedural modelling to motion-graphics-type effects.
Unity to raise subscription prices next month
Cost of Unity Pro and Enterprise plans up 13% to 25% in October. Personal subscriptions unaffected.
Get started using Blender for environment concept art
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to use the open-source 3D app to speed up concept work.
Anastasiy releases MagicSquire 6.0
Photoshop brush organiser gets new transparent HUD and neat new brush randomisation system.
Maxon releases Moves by Maxon 2023
See what's new in the free iPhone and iPad app for 3D scanning and facial and full-body motion capture.
Maxon ships Red Giant 2023
See what's new in individual FX and color correction plugin suites Magic Bullet 2023, Trapcode 2023, Universe 2023 and VFX 2023.
Blender 3.3 LTS ships
See our pick of the 5 key new features in the open-source 3D software, from new hair grooming tools to better planar tracking.
Maxon ships Cinema 4D 2023
3D software gets new soft body physics and symmetry modelling systems, OpenColorIO support. Updates are now subscription-only.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 3.4
Material authoring tool can now expose parameters to make the materials it creates editable in other DCC apps.
Polygoniq ships botaniq Maya
Popular Blender library of ready-to-use 3D trees now also available for Maya. Includes controls to adjust tree colour and seasonal state.
Check out promising browser-based AI mocap tool Plask
Neat tool extracts full body animation from video in FBX and BVH format. Now supports multi-person capture.
The Gnomon Workshop ships Introduction to Maya 2023
Master modelling, animation, lighting and rendering in Maya with this three-part series of tutorials.
Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 5 R9
Check out the new features in this major update to the bonus tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting app.
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2022.1 VS and RS
UV unwrapping tools get new planar UV projection mode, Python 3 scripting, Apple Silicon support.
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2023 for Houdini
Now shipping: check out the new features due in the next version of the modelling toolkit for Houdini.
Chaos ships V-Ray 6 for Maya
Check out the new features in the Maya edition of the renderer, from Enmesh geometry replication to support for USD volume shaders.
Color Intelligence releases Look Designer 2.6
Powerful plugin recreates the beauty of analogue film inside DaVinci Resolve and After Effects.
Check out SideFX’s Fast Remesh for Houdini
Neat free tool turns meshes into even triangles up to 25x faster than Houdini's standard Remesh node.
Adobe releases After Effects 22.6
Compositing software gets option to colour code keyframes to help keep animation projects organised.
RenderMan 25 to feature the AI denoiser used on Lightyear
Next big update to the renderer to feature Pixar's AI-trained denoiser on its release later on this year.
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