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Much-praised Ragdoll Dynamics physics system, used by top VFX and games studios, is now available for Blender as well as Maya.

Get the new version of the free Blender plugin for importing and editing Substance .sbsar materials, now available for Blender 4.0.

Check out the new features in the latest free update to the image editing and digital painting app, like support for HDRs as 32-bit PNG files.

Check out the latest features in the digital sculpting, 3D painting and retopology app, and its cut-down edition for texturing work.

Check out the tech in development at Chaos Next, the firm's new 'AI lab', ranging from PBR material generation to 3D set extension.

New product for 'rapid arch viz storytelling' will work with V-Ray and Enscape, and is due later this year. Here's what we know about it so far.

Chaos is working on the integration between its V-Ray renderer and the open-source 3D software 'right now', according to its latest livestream.

Sizeable updates to the shattering and dynamics plugin add new Fast Stacking & Deactivation solver, new fracturing and simulation controls.

New 4GB and 6GB cards round out the low end of the Ada Generation GPUs for mobile workstations. Check out their other key specs.

[Sponsored] The new ZBrush Face Tools plugin for Character Creator makes crafting expressions for 3D characters easy. Here's how it works.

Discover how to create realistic 3D clothing using Marvelous Designer and ZBrush with The Gnomon Workhop's new tutorial.

Neat plugin formerly known as MetaShoot creates portfolio renders and visualizations in a few clicks. Check out its latest features here.

Check out the latest features in the image-editing software, including the option to create and share custom Adjustment Presets.

Motion graphics and 3D animation app gets better workflow with ZBrush and Substance 3D materials, expanded glTF and USD export.

Production renderer gets native support for the hardware-accelerated ray tracing technology in Apple's new M3 processors.

See the features due in the next update to the AI-assisted animation software, including an interesting system for 'unbaking' mocap data.

iClone-to-Unreal Engine live link can now bake complete crowd animations to single sequences in Unreal Engine. Free for indie artists.

Neat plugin lets users draw outlines in the viewport and have them filled automatically with naturally randomized sets of 3D plants.

Maya edition of the renderer gets support for MaterialX, initial support for LookdevX, and the option to scatter lights with Chaos Scatter.

Discover a complete concept design workflow based around the open-source 3D software with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.