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Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.3
Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including updates to virtual textures, trace sets, and the Neural Radiance Cache.
Houdini GPU liquid solver Paradigm 1.0 is now available
Check out the promising new GPU-accelerated sparse liquid solver from Theory Accelerated, creator of the popular Axiom fluid solver.
Chaos reinstates support for AMD GPUs in V-Ray
The V-Ray GPU render engine now supports AMD cards again via AMD's HIP framework - and they're actually faster than NVIDIA in some scenes.
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 Update 3 for 3ds Max
Check out the new features in the 3ds Max renderer, including native parallax interiors, quick caustics, and relighting 3D Gaussian Splats.
3D texture painting app Wafer is now available for Windows
Updated: Sparseal's promising texture painting app gets its first official Windows release - and an experimental free build for macOS.
Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.6 is out
See the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a Controlled Variations system for material variants.
Autodesk releases Flame 2027
Compositing, finishing and effects software gets a new Annotations system and two new AI models for generating depth maps from clips.
Maxon releases Redshift 2026.5
Check out the latest features in the production renderer, including support for Windows on ARM and hardware ray tracing on AMD GPUs.
Maxon releases Red Giant 2026.4
Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including support for free motion graphics software Autograph.
Sneak peek: NeXus for Blender
Insydium's popular Cinema 4D particle tool is coming to Blender. Read our FAQs on its likely price, features and release date.
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2026.0
New features in the 3D clothing design tool include a 3D Pencil, updates to garment rigging and animation, and glTF support.
Tutorial: Animating a Dragon Rider for Film & VFX
Discover how to set up, block and refine a movie-quality animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.
Plasticity 2026.1 is out
Popular 3D design tool gets neat new way to turn poly meshes into clean, editable NURBS surfaces. Check out the other new features.
Canva makes motion graphics and animation app Cavalry free
Full Pro version of the 2D animation and motion design tool for Windows and macOS is now free to individual artists for commercial use.
Maxon ships Cinema 4D 2026.2, unveils Cinema 4D for iPad beta
Check out the new features in Maxon's 3D animation and motion graphics software, and register for the beta of the new iPad edition.
See Reallusion’s 2026 roadmap: redefining 3D with hybrid AI
[Sponsored] Find out how upcoming tools for Character Creator and iClone put Reallusion at the front of a new era of hybrid media creation
Maxon releases ZBrush 2026.2 and ZBrush for iPad 2026.2
Check out the new features in the digital sculpting software and its iPad edition, including support for ARM processors on Windows.
Maxon releases motion graphics software Autograph for free
USD-based, responsive-design-friendly motion graphics and VFX tool is publicly available again - and is free to individual artists.
Adobe releases After Effects 26.2
Compositing and motion graphics software gets AI-powered Object Matte tool to isolate moving subjects in video with one click.
Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2026.1
Real-time visualization software gets new tools for matching 3D models to backplates, light linking system, more camera and lens properties.
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