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Firm aims to put Weta's legendary in-house VFX tools 'into the hands of millions of artists' worldwide.

Architectural artist's neat free tool automatically generates 3D ivy across any mesh inside Blender.

3D modelling and rendering app gets new Primitive Slice tool and render-time Boolean system. Perpetual licences discontinued.

See the latest features in the real-time collaboration platform, and prices for Omniverse Enterprise.

New two-part Gnomon Workshop tutorial provides a detailed guide to Houdini smoke and fire simulations.

SketchUp renderer gets new scattering and decal systems, big update to real-time render mode V-Ray Vision.

Major update to the Maya crowd simulation software lets users interact with Golaem simulations inside Unreal Engine in real time.

Updated: digital painting software now natively supports Apple M1 processors, making brush performance 'up to 4.7x faster'.

iPad sketching app now lets users import and paint directly onto 3D models in OBJ or USDZ format.

See the month's best real-time 3D models, from an array of anime art to a free vintage motorbike model.

Drawing and painting app for iOS and Windows tablets gets 3D perspective grids, and new tools for adding motion to static images.

GPU production renderer gets new USD importer, Boolean clipping material, volumetric light linking.

Wide-ranging update adds one-click object masking, AI filters for concept art and matte painting, and new anti-image-theft features.

See the key changes planned for the open-source 3D software from Blender 3.0 to Blender 3.7 in 2023.

Compositing software gets long-awaited Multi-Frame Rendering system, new performance profiling tools, update to Cinema 4D Lite.

Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU.

3ds Max renderer gets new texture projection system V-Ray Decal and light instancing with VRayInstancer.

Image-editing and vector design apps get 'stunning' speed boosts on Apple M1 Pro and Max chips.

Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya.

See how the first Apple Silicon processors targeted at graphics pros perform in apps like Cinema 4D and Redshift.