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Check out the interesting high-performance vegetation modeling toolset for games and VFX. Now available for commercial use.

AI-assisted animation tool gets new Root Motion system to automatically generate animation between key poses, plus new UE5 live link.

Autodesk buys core tech and IP of the AI mocap pioneer. The Radical website will shut down on 6 July, so download your data before then.

Build the low-poly 3D dungeon of your dreams with game art firm Tidal Flask Studios' FBX asset pack. Free for commercial use, but get in quick.

Smoke, fire and liquid simulator for 3ds Max and Maya is now end-of-support, and will receive no further compatibility updates or fixes.

'Most feature-rich' update to the open-source rigging framework adds tools for automating Set Driven Key setup and blendshape transfer.

Latest update to the popular suite of sketch-based retopology tools fixes a long-standing issue with Blender itself. Check out the other changes.

Discover how to create gameplay animation in Unreal Engine with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginners' guide.

Skydance Animation lighting artist Borja Rama's amazing tool builds pro-quality gobos for VFX, motion graphics and general CG work.

AI-powered browser-based tool generates idles and movement cycles from text prompts. You can export five per month in FBX format.

Artist-focused platform aims to provide a better way to share CG shorts, breakdowns and demo reels than the big video hosting services.

New online service automatically generates alpha mattes for image sequences or videos. See how it compares to other AI roto tools.

Check out the updates to animation and rendering in the real-time 3D engine. New pricing, but still free for indie games and VFX projects.

Sparseal's promising new tool for non-photorealistic texturing is now available for Windows desktop and mobile systems, as well as iPads.

Check out the new features in the image-editing app, including tighter integration with online mood boarding platform Firefly Boards.

VFX and motion graphics tools firm buys Magix's pro video and audio editing software. New version of Vegas Pro already available.

Poly Hammer's Character DNA add-on lets you edit MetaHuman facial and body rigs inside Blender, including their RBF corrective poses.

VFX artist Marty Blumen's neat free add-on renders volumes like clouds and fire in Nuke without round-tripping to an external renderer.

Promising 'minimalist 3D sculpting' tool runs in a browser, on Windows, Mac and Linux, and as an iPad app. Free for personal use.

Digital painting and animation tool gets new accompanying web-based apps, including a complete low-poly 3D landscape generator.