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Amazon gets into crowd simulation, Autodesk buys into volumetric video, and Sketchfab goes 18+ only.

$99/year lens simulation plugin will be integrated into the compositing app for free - including Nuke Indie.

Neat free photogrammetry app lets you generate high-quality 3D models with your smartphone.

Ambitious three-year plan to revamp Blender's rigging and animation tools begins next year.

Ace real-time physics tool now lets you pose characters simply by pulling them around like puppets.

Epic Games' new free tools let users view and edit the 'DNA' of next-gen MetaHuman characters.

First stable release of Octane 2022 adds new photon tracing kernel and Standard Surface material.

Firm ditches perpetual licences of the GPU renderer, but adds MoI 3D and Cascadeur to its subs package.

Long-awaited expansion of the Geometry Nodes system now available as an experimental branch of Blender.

Updated: save money with over 160 seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.

Modelling, retopology and painting app gets multiresolution sculpting system, better volumetric painting.

Photogrammetry app now exports low-res scans to Sketchfab without using credits. Update also improves export to UE5.

New version of the renderer adds native Apple Silicon support and improves USD workflow. 3ds Max, C4D and Maya plugins updated.

Now shipping: long-awaited modular rigging add-on creates rigs for characters of all body shapes.

The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial reveals how to create better concept designs in Photoshop.

[Sponsored] Discover how the 3D clothing design software helps the Tippett Studio artist stay creative.

Photoshop colour wheel and colour picker plugin gets support for Munsell colour space, new option to paste in colour values as text.

See new features from the beta build of the digital sculpting app shown at ZBrush Summit 2022, and Redshift running inside ZBrush.

Next-gen terrain-generation software for games and VFX gets the option to turn any imported OBJ file into a ground surface.

See the month's best 3D models, from manga cars to this free downloadable custom pickup truck.