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Free: Anastasiy’s Extension Manager 4.0 for Adobe apps
Get the new version of the Adobe-recommended tool for installing add-ons for Creative Cloud apps.
Scene Group ships Cavalry 1.4
Check out the new features in the next-generation motion design tool, from shape extrusion to new procedural animation options.
Tutorial: Creating Creature Fur Using XGen & Arnold
Create production-quality grooms with Maya's XGen toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Rookies 2022 rankings reveal the world’s best CG schools
France's New3dge ranked overall best school. See who placed first for VFX, animation & game design.
Adobe releases Fresco 4.0
Check out the new features in the digital drawing and painting app for iPad, iPhone and Windows tablets.
Sneak peek: Adobe’s Project Artistic Scenes
Neat new AI tech shown at Adobe Sneaks 2022 transfers the style of a 2D image to an entire 3D scene.
Faceware Technologies unveils Faceware Portal
New AI-based online service extracts facial animation from video footage without manual setup.
Andersson Technologies releases SynthEyes 2210
3D tracking app gets new curve-based colour correction tool, plus improvements to roto masking.
DaVinci Resolve and Octane X coming to iPad this year
Tablet editions of the video editing and colour grading tool and the GPU renderer due later in 2022.
Adobe ships After Effects 23.0
Update to the compositing app makes it possible to use any layer as a track matte. 3D model import and OCIO support now in beta.
Adobe ships Photoshop 24.0
Image-editing and digital painting software gets new one-click object removal feature, and native support for Substance .sbsar materials.
Adobe officially releases Substance 3D Modeler
Much-anticipated VR sculpting tool provides a new way to rough out characters or hard-surface props.
Chaos Czech ships Corona 9
3ds Max and Cinema 4D renderer gets new procedural clouds and geometry replication systems. Subscription pricing overhauled.
Sketchfab’s models of the month: October 2022
See the best models on Sketchfab this month, from heroic sculptures to this incredible free 3D train.
U-Render shuts down
Developer of the real-time renderer for Cinema 4D files for insolvency citing economic fallout from COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.
Free add-on AI Render puts Stable Diffusion into Blender
AI image-generation framework turns simple 3D scenes in Blender into detailed, stylised concept art.
Download KitBash3D’s free Mission to Minerva model kit
Get 90 modular 3D models of sci-fi buildings and vehicle, created for KitBash3D's community art contest. Commercial use.
Volkswagen backs the Blender Development Fund
First automotve firm to back Blender to give at least €120k/year to the open-source 3D software.
Blender and 3DCoat tutorial: Designing a Military Aircraft
Learn time-saving tricks to speed up 3D concept design with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 22.10
Open-source game engine's new terrain system handles '16km x 16km worlds at high framerates'.
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