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Free tool: Lens Cap for Blender
Decoded's frustration-saving add-on adds new features to Blender's camera system, streamlining keyframing DOF and object visibility.
Celsys releases Clip Studio Paint 4
Check out the new features in the digital painting software for comics, illustrations and concept art, including the new Puppet Warp.
Assetify 2.1 converts Blender assets to game-ready formats
Asset baking and export add-on can now bake PBR textures from any Blender shader set-up, not just the Principled BSDF shader.
Tutorial: Creature Combat Animation in Maya
Discover how to create a King Kong-style creature fight sequence with The Gnomon Workshop's new five-hour Maya masterclass.
Wonder Studio becomes Autodesk Flow Studio
AI-based service for VFX and animation gets rebranded as part of Autodesk's Flow cloud platform. Check out its latest features.
Polygonflow releases Dash 1.9
Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool, including Runtime Virtual Texturing and an Advanced Water Shader.
Get KitBash3D’s Gaea fantasy architecture asset pack for free
You can download the set of 1,200+ meshes of buildings and props free from Epic Games' Fab marketplace - but you'll need to be quick about it.
Check out open-source Blender character generator MPFB 2
New free plugin based on veteran standalone app MakeHuman creates custom 3D characters, complete with skin and clothing.
Check out neat AI-trained hand mocap tool HandCraft Pro
Animator Tal Minks' promising Maya plugin extracts hand animation from a standard webcam and bakes it to any five-fingered Maya character.
Tutorial: Creating Production-Ready Hero Assets Using Mari
Master professional asset development workflows for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced-level tutorial.
AMD releases Capsaicin 1.2
Check out the new features in the modular, open-source, hardware-agnostic framework for developing real-time rendering technology.
AMD launches FSR 4, AFMF 2.1 and RIS 2.0
Check out the new versions of AMD's AI-based image upscaling, sharpening and frame-generation tech, available via its GPU drivers.
AMD launches Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070
First RDNA 4 GPUs get strong reviews in the gaming press. But how do they fare in CG apps like Blender and DaVinci Resolve?
D5 Render 2.10 adds real-time path tracing
Major update to Dimension 5's real-time visualization software adds experimental path tracing system. Check out the other new features.
Download Marmoset’s free materials for Toolbag 5
Library Drop 05 makes over 150 new assets available for the real-time rendering and look dev software, including 86 new materials.
Autodesk lays off 1,350 staff
So why is the Maya and 3ds Max developer culling 9% of its global workforce when revenue is actually going up across the business?
3d-io releases Unwrella-IO
New standalone app from the maker of the Unwrella plugins for 3ds Max and Maya promises easy UV unwrapping and packing.
5 key features for CG artists in Godot 4.4
Discover five key new features in the open-source game engine, including updates to shading, lighting, animation and physics.
Trimble releases SketchUp 2025.0
Check out the new features in the architectural modeling app, also used in concept art, including HDRI lighting and PBR materials.
Tutorial: Dynamic Cloth Simulation for Production
Master character effects workflows for animation, cinematics and VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed Houdini tutorial.
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