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Check out the new tools in Maxon's Magic Bullet, Trapcode, Universe and VFX suites of effects plugins.

New AI-powered system for controlling Maya by entering natural-language text prompts launches in beta later this month.

Material authoring and 3D capture software gets new Paint Warp filter to straighten scanned textures.

Maya hair plugin's Graft Grooms system makes it possible to create entire hair grooms in a few clicks.

See the crazy motion graphics effects created by the renderer's distance shader, supported in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini & Maya.

3D animation and motion graphics app gets new Thicken generator, updates to Pyro simulations and the Commander.

Digital sculpting app gets neat new Proxy Pose and Drop 3D systems, but the new features are currently only available via subscriptions.

Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.

3D modelling and rendering app gets new Boolean modifier, new material nodes, enhanced animation tools, and OCIO support.

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.

Discover how to create appealing hairstyles for 3D characters with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Lower-cost edition of 3DCoat for texture painting gets new colour smoothing tool, better UV mapping.

See how Xencelabs' promising 24" 4K pen display stacks up against those from Wacom and Huion.

Neat new plugin quickly generates variant looks for 3D models, 3D scenes - or even 3D characters.

Indie artists and small studios get new lower-cost edition of the next-gen motion design and VFX tool.

Check out the latest changes to Omniverse including upcoming support for real-time ray traced subsurface shading.

Open-source geospatial data plugins create full-scale replicas of the Earth inside game engines.

Use the AI chatbot to write custom scripts inside After Effects, Blender, Nuke and Unity with these add-ons.

New plugin makes rendering model turntables or product visualisations inside UE5 a one-click process.

Photoshop brush organiser now lets you pick custom colours and backgrounds for brush thumbnails.