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Base edition of Poly Hammer's Blender add-on for importing and exporting MetaHuman .dna files is now a free download.

New open-source add-ons provide a long-overdue free way to import glTF files into 3ds Max, backed by the creator of the format.

Check out the latest features in Houdini, from a complete new 3D Gaussian Splatting toolset to major updates to KineFX and Copernicus.

Parametric model based on real-world scan data generates realistic 3D heads and expressions. Blender and 3ds Max add-ons available.

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from cloth physics in Geometry Nodes to a big change to Cycles.

Check out the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a new Dynamic Sky Material. Now also on Steam.

Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new tools for creating street layouts, and a Python 3 API.

Check out the new features in this powerful set of geometry optimization tools for games and VFX work. Free to indie artists.

Check out the new features in the digital painting and animation software, including a new physically based rendering environment.

Houdini edition of the renderer gets support for relighting Gaussian splats, better volume rendering, tighter integration with Solaris.

Discover how to create game-ready materials with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to modern environment art workflows.

Maya edition of the renderer gets support for AMD GPU rendering, and better support for Bifrost and rendering 3D Gaussian Splats.

New tech compresses geometry caches from destruction, cloth and liquid sims by 'up to 92%' for real-time rendering in Unreal Engine.

Promising new free application provides a 'clean, distraction-free space' for sculpting characters and creatures for games and VFX work.

Open-source app converts 3D scans or sculpts to clean, low-poly, all-quad geometry. Comes with an unofficial Blender bridge plugin.

Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, including updates to 3D Gaussian Splatting and the Neural Radiance Cache.

Check out the new features in the AI-powered Character Creator plugin for generating 3D digital doubles from reference photos.

Get new versions of particle tools Krakatoa MX, Frost MX, Stoke MX and XMesh MX recompiled to support current versions of 3ds Max.

Master production-proven workflows for creating weather effects in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's free masterclass.

New online tool lets you paint textures directly onto 3D models, or create new PBR materials by remixing a library of CC0 assets.