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Veteran tool for retopologizing high-res sculpts and 3D scans for use in games and VFX is now available for free.

Get the free edition of the 3ds Max scene organizer described as 'Scene States on steroids'. Licensed for commercial use.

3D texture painting software gets streamlined new workflow for handling text, and support for Adobe Illustrator .ai files.

Neat new app lets you sculpt, model, retopologize and texture game and concept art assets using a single unified set of tools.

See a 10-minute compilation of the best new VFX, animation and game art from 150 students at the top international CG school.

Latest updates to the VR sculpting app add support for VDB files, an Outliner and a new workflow for creating hard-surface models.

Exec responsible for the open letter apologizing for the controversial Runtime Fee policy is to step down from the game engine firm in June.

'Industry-first' pen display is a smaller, cheaper, lighter alternative to the well-regarded Pen Display 24. Check out its key specs.

Check out the new features in the intuitive online modeling app, including the option to upload files from Blender. Can be used for free.

New 13-inch mid-range pen display is Wacom's thinnest and lightest ever - and its first with an OLED display. Check out its key specs.

Find out how to use SideFX's experimental Houdini toolset for creating large-scale natural environments for games and VFX.

Updated with new previews of the UI: upcoming iOS edition of the industry-standard digital sculpting app will let artists work on the move.

Discover the practical realities of life as a 3D animator in the movie industry with The Gnomon Workshop's essential Maya tutorial.

Final versions of the now-discontinued digital nature tools are available free for commercial use. Discover their features here.

Check out the key specs for the fourth-gen Apple Silicon processor, and how it performs in CG apps like Octane X and Affinity Photo.

Experimental AI tech generates 3D models from text prompts, images, point clouds and voxels. See how it might be used in Autodesk software.

Check out the new features in the compositing and motion graphics software, including improvements to keyframing and the Roto Brush.

New app makes the automated UV packing tech behind 3d-io's popular UV-Packer plugins available to users of any DCC software.

E-on software's digital nature tools are now available as free perpetual licenses, but development has been discontinued. Read our FAQs here.

Significant update to the NURBS modeling tool overhauls surfacing workflow. xNURBS library now available free with Studio licenses.