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3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.

Check out the new retopology and 3D scanning tools coming in the digital sculpting software for desktop and iPad later this year.

New version of the digital sculpting software's famously idiosyncratic UI will follow principles established in ZBrush for iPad. See a sneak peek.

New program for developing more ambitious, experimental features for Blender provides a safe space in which developers can 'break things'.

Price of Pro and Enterprise plans to rise by 5% in 2026, but all users will get unlimited free cloud seats for Unity Version Control.

High-contrast, high-resolution pen display is targeted at professional 2D and 3D graphics work. See what you get for the price.

Get 25 free HDRIs of natural and urban environments in HDR format at up to 24,576 x 12,288px resolution. CC0 license, for commercial use.

New video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction. Can now be run offline, as well as in the cloud.

Intuitive, AI-assisted storyboarding and previs app gets new Pose mode for posing characters. Now comes with a free edition for indie projects.

New AutoMatte AI model in the VFX and finishing software automatically creates mattes for the hero object in a shot. See the other new features.

Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' into an organized asset library. Update adds new media type for MaterialX and Substance materials.

[Sponsored] The open-source toolkit helped the VFX tools developer harness the power of AMD GPUs in its Emmy award-winning plugins.

Set of over 1,300 detailed 3D assets for kitbashing retrofuturistic cities in Unreal Engine is free on Fab for two weeks. For commercial use.

Check out the new features in the real-time lighting design tool, including the option to LightPaint the sun into the sky.

Neat add-on lets you add animated crowds to 3D scenes - including by giving characters Sims-style needs to eat, sleep and use the toilet.

Check out the changes to the VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps, including AI masking tools and revamped chromakeying.

Final release of the 3D modeling, animation and rendering software is available under an extended EOL license, but grab it soon.

New mocap solution for iClone users integrates directly into the animation app, extracting full-body and hand motion from source video.

Check out two interesting new AI-based technologies for selecting - and magically removing all trace of - objects in images.