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Check out the new features in the varied updates to the topology transfer tools for creating 3D characters from scan data.

Site updates may be less frequent than usual over the next week, but normal service will resume on Monday 5 January.

Get 3D scans created in Kiri Engine, retopologized and converted to LODs. Blender and FBX format with 4K PBR textures, CC0 license.

First formal USD spec marks a step towards making USD an ISO-ratified cross-industry standard. See what it means for CG software developers.

In this geometry nodes tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a 🔥🔥BLAZING🔥🔥 text animation with Blender 5.0’s new volume nodes. Let's light it up!

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New 72GB edition of the RTX PRO 5000 increases memory capacity for GPU rendering and simulation. Check out its specs and street price.

Michael Bridges breaks down Blender's asset importing system, showing you exactly when to use Link, Append, and Pack. I'll help you avoid the two most common asset nightmares: broken update propagation and accidental global overrides. Have you ever linked assets perfectly, made updates to the source file, but nothing changed in your scene? Or worse, [...]

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ProductionCrate's free After Effects plugin adds beautiful Interstellar-inspired black holes to your VFX and motion graphics projects.

Michael Bridges walks you through the 10 essential factors for choosing the perfect GPU for your Blender workflow, from physical fit and VRAM needs to power requirements and future-proofing. By the end, you'll know exactly which GPU matches your budget and workflow without overspending. Have you ever wondered why your friend's cheaper GPU renders faster [...]

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Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I'm putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation. This week's list is longer than usual as the yearly 10 Cubes Challenge is running, and I decided to keep those entries in as well.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D Environment Artist Portfolio Review – Disabled 3D Animator (Indie Animated Series HEROES For more jobs, look here.

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New CUDA-based GPU solver makes smoke and fire simulation in the 3ds Max effects plugin '2-5x' faster than on the CPU.

Unlock full control over EEVEE’s indirect lighting! In this tutorial, Gleb Alexandrov reveals a simple yet powerful workaround to extract and control the intensity of ray traced bounced light in Blender’s EEVEE render engine – a control that doesn’t exist in the official settings.

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Games Environment Artist Marco Maria Rossi's modular Medieval Village asset pack is available for free until the end of the year.

Latest update to the image-editing and digital painting software adds the option to choose new third-party AI models for Generative Fill.