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Get the free Sculpt Bridge Tool for Blender
Handy add-on creates organic strands between two points on the surface of a 3D model, in a similar way to ZBrush's Slime Bridge.
Epic Games releases RealityScan 1.4
Check out the new features in the free photogrammetry app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, including better scan cropping tools.
Blender plugin InkTool turns your 3D models into brush paintings
Zhihao Yao's beautiiful new $15 plugin provides a complete 'toolkit for creating 3D ink paintings' inside the open-source 3D software.
Check out virtual anatomy reference app Hand Poser Lite
Can't get a live model? Pose and customize a 3D hand to act as a reference when sketching, painting or sculpting.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.7
Check out the latest features in the virtual reality sculpting tool, including a new algorithm for upresing sculpting layers.
NVIDIA launches $625 RTX 2000 workstation GPU
New small-form-factor 16GB card is the cheapest Ada Generation pro GPU. See how it performs in CG apps like 3ds Max, Maya and V-Ray.
JangaFX releases LiquiGen 0.1
Much-anticipated real-time liquid simulator gets first public preview. See which features are in the initial alpha, and which are coming later.
Airen 4D is an upcoming ‘AI render engine’ for Cinema 4D
Intriguing plugin uses Stable Diffusion AI models to turn simple geometry into photorealistic images, with detailed materials and lighting.
Tutorial: Animating a 3-Hit Combo for Games in Maya
Discover how to use mocap data to create a combat animation with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced six-hour tutorial.
LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2023 for Mac
Long-awaited new macOS edition of the veteran 3D animation tool is due out later today, for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
Otoy backs the Blender Development Fund
OctaneRender developer becomes Blender's latest Corporate Patron, contributing at least €240,000/year to the open-source 3D software.
Adobe releases After Effects 24.2
Overhaul of the compositing app's 3D toolset continues, with the option to import 3D models in OBJ format and environment maps as EXR files.
Download NVIDIA’s free da Vinci Workshop USD data set
Detailed interior scene provides a practical example of production-ready USD data structures for VFX or animation work.
Get 180+ free modular 3D assets for creating fantasy interiors
Get games art firm Laertes Studios' Fantasy Interior Environment kit for free this month. 182 assets, with LODs and 2,048 x 2.048px textures.
See Disney’s Moana island data set ray traced on a single AMD GPU
Multi-billion-primitive scene was rendered on a Radeon Pro W7900 via a fork of the pbrt renderer using AMD's HIP RT 2.2 ray tracing library.
JangaFX releases GeoGen 0.2
Intriguing 3D terrain and planet generator for real-time applications gets its second public release. Check out the latest features here.
Download free custom Houdini tools from Project Pegasus
Get the Flora plant-generation tools SideFX developed for its tech demo on creating open worlds with Houdini and Unreal Engine 5.
Tutorial: Creating Environment Art for Digital Production
Master current studio workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed six-hour guide to environment art.
Boris FX releases SynthEyes 2024.1
Check out the new features in the 3D tracking software, including better workflow with After Effects, Pricing also simplified.
Pikimov is a free motion design tool that runs in your browser
New online compositing and video editing app was created as an alternative to After Effects, and supports greenscreen removal.
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