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Discover how to create blendshape-based facial rigs for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's new masterclass.

Free 3D scanning app for Android and iOS phones gets automated background removal and new tools for cleaning up scans.

Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets, including early deals from Adobe, Chaos, Foundry and Reallusion.

Rendering and visualization software gets support for OpenPBR and Cryptomatte and is now 'up to 50% faster' on AMD GPUs.

Lightweight 3D modeling and UV mapping software gets new plugin transferring edits made to a model to and from Blender.

Check out the new features in the texture painting software, including a Ribbon path for flowing patterns or text seamlessly over a 3D model.

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from Geometry Nodes and Cycles to changes to color management.

Latest updates to Foundry's family of compositing apps overhauls the 3D system, and introduces MaterialX and ACES 2.0 support.

Architectural renderer gets new procedural night sky system, support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, and new AI material generator.

3D clothing design tool for games and VFX now lets you create armor and animate inflatables. See all the new features, and the new pricing.

Library Drop 07 makes 100+ new assets available for the real-time rendering and look dev software, including 50 new brushes.

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.

Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.

See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.

3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.

Check out the new retopology and 3D scanning tools coming in the digital sculpting software for desktop and iPad later this year.

New version of the digital sculpting software's famously idiosyncratic UI will follow principles established in ZBrush for iPad. See a sneak peek.