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Polygonflow releases free Dash asset manager for Unreal Engine
New free add-on based on the Dash world-building toolset provides a more powerful alternative to UE5's native content browser.
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 21.0 in beta
Beta 3 out now: 3D compositing app gets new motion graphics tools and updates to deep compositing, USD and lens correction workflows.
Blender Developers Meeting Notes: 4 May 2026
Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Google Summer of Code: Google granted us 8 projects for this year’s edition. Modules & Projects 2026-04-28 Render & Cycles Meeting 2026-04-28 Modeling Module Meeting 2026-04-28 Sequencer Meeting 2026-04-29 User Interface Meeting 2026-04-30 Core Module Meeting 2026-04-30 Pipeline & I/O Module Meeting 2026-04-30 Animation & […]
World Machine will support VDM-based terrain, not just heightmaps
Upcoming Dragontail Peak updates will also bring the veteran terrain-generation software to Linux and macOS as well as Windows.
Build Your First Blender Add-on: A Complete Beginner Walkthrough
“Hey Claude, make me an add-on, no mistakes.” Catchy line, but it raises a real question for anyone learning Blender Python today: is leaning on LLMs every day quietly eroding the coding muscle you actually need? This is a complete beginner Python add-on tutorial, built from scratch with no AI shortcuts and no copy-pasted scripts. […]
MeshCache Studio is a fast, flexible viewer for 3D mesh caches
Visualize, review and convert animation and simulation caches with Jasper Brekelmans' new tool, currently free in public beta.
New CBaileyFilm Tutorial! Create An Alien Landscape & Dust Effect
Learn to create this cool Alien Landscape and Dust Effect in this tutorial by Chris Bailey. This will be the first of a series of tutorials showing how to create a chase sequence in Blender.
Free Add-on: Subdivide Select New
Subdivide a face, edge loop, or face ring and have only the new vertices and edges selected: ready for the next operator. Funkworks writes: When you run Subdivide, the midpoint verts and inner edges are there. If you want to bevel, slide, or extrude them, Blender’s *original* selection is still active, with the new geometry […]
Tutorial: Claymation in ZBrush
Discover a ground-breaking workflow for creating claymation-style animation digitally with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Citigen 2026 Released
After almost a year of development, Citigen 2026 is finally out with the Sci-fi Asset Pack. Check out what took it so long and what you can do with it. All previous purchasers of “Citigen” can get a free update. And if you have purchased it in any market other than superhivemarket.com. Please forward your […]
Blender Jobs for May 8, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Senior / Director VFX Artist (Stylized Games | Unity3D) / Europe Seeking Modeller -> 1973 BMW 2002 [Freelance] Experienced Environment Artist (Unreal Engine) [PAID] Hiring solo Blender modelers — residential 3D for Three.js For more jobs, look here.
Royal Render at 25: the industry’s artist-first render manager
[Sponsored] Discovery why Binary Alchemy created its intelligent render-management tool - and what's new in its anniversary update.
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-19
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.
Motion design tool Autograph is now free to studios
Both individual artists and studios can now use Maxon's USD-based motion design and VFX software on commercial projects for free.
Maxon adds hex tiling for textures to Redshift 2026.6
Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, including the new hex tiling system to minimize visible repeats in textures.
I’m a 3D Artist, and Ai is stealing my job.. Is it over?
Autodesk launches free online kitbashing tool Project Falcon
Browser-based tool lets you create models from readymade 3D parts and export them in USD format to apps like Blender and Maya.
Character Control Rig generates rigs for MetaHumans in Blender
Poly Hammer's add-on creates Rigify rigs for MetaHuman characters imported into Blender, and retargets animation from UE5.
Create a Satisfying Animation Loop with Geometry Proximity
In this Blender tutorial we will create this satisfying animation loop with Geometry Nodes proximity.