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Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from full Vulkan support to hidden gems like the new FBX importer.

Neat add-on creates detailed 3D rivers for animation or visualization work from 'just a plane and a curve'. Check out its new features.

Check out the new features in this wide-ranging update to the real-time 3D engine. Available free for indie games and VFX projects.

[Sponsored] RenderHub combines a 3D art gallery and marketplace with a supportive user community. Four artists explain what makes it special.

Renderer developer's €30,000/year contribution to the open-source 3D app follows the release of the new official edition of V-Ray for Blender.

Check out the new features in this wide-ranging update to the NURBS modeler, including new physical materials and HDRI environments.

Much-anticipated tool creates KineFX-compatible muscle and skin simulation rigs for use in visual effects, animation and games.

New generative AI features in the renderer and visualization app run on your local machine, but may create copyright-infringing results.

Promising new SDF modeling tool provides a quick, intuitive way to explore shapes for concept designs and hard surface assets.

Video: check out the upcoming NodeWorks: Ocean tools in the smoke, fire, liquids and multiphysics simulation plugin for 3ds Max.

Download scan-based PBR texture sets of common interior and exterior materials at up to 8K resolution. For commercial use.

Downloads of the iPad sculpting app to end on 10 September 2025, with users encouraged to switch to ZBrush for iPad.

PuppetSoul PUPbuildDynamic creates secondary dynamics for cloth, hair and body parts. Based on tech used on animated features,

Discover how to simulate sand and other granular materials in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginner tutorial.

Check out the new features in the free standalone UV packing app, including support for texel density, and the Blender integration plugin.

Get 3D artist George Shachnev's Flying Fantasy Town asset pack of 3D buildings and trees free for two weeks on Fab. For commercial use.

Long-awaited new edition of V-Ray integrates the production renderer natively in Blender. Check out its features, its limitations, and its price.

Get three 3D scanned mountains from the neat new asset library for kitbashing environments for VFX and concept art. Commercial use.

Promising free app combines the ease of layer-based workflows with the power of a node graph. More bitmap editing tools planned, too.

Updated: free Blender-based tool generates 3D interiors, from rooms to entire houses. Check out its new Infinigen-Sim toolset.