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Nekki releases Cascadeur 2022.2
Unusual physics-based animation software gets global rotation kinematics, improved auto-posing.
Intel becomes first corporate patron of Krita
Chip giant pledges €30,000/year to fund future development of the open-source digital painting app.
cebas releases finalRender Drop 6 for 3ds Max
GPU-accelerated spectral renderer gets new dedicated smoke and fire material, plus temporal denoising.
cebas releases thinkingParticles 7.2
3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets new ME-L scripting language for manipulating OpenVDB data.
Master Enemy Creature Design for Games
Create a 2D concept for a level boss with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed creature design tutorial.
Sneak peek: Substance 3D Sampler’s 3D scanning tools
Check out the material authoring app's highly automated new 'best in class' photogrammetry toolset.
Substance 3D Painter will soon export .sbsar files
Sneak peek: see all of the new features due in the October update to Adobe's 3D texture painting app.
Autodesk launches Maya Creative
Use Maya's core tools for $3/day with this new cut-down edition for freelancers and smaller studios.
Autodesk ships Maya 2023.2
3D modelling and animation app gets faster viewport animation playback, plus updates to the rigging and Blue Pencil toolsets.
Sketchfab’s models of the month: September 2022
See the month's best 3D models, from this futuristic tram to free downloadable industrial machinery.
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2023.2
3D app gets new parametric Array modifier for tasks ranging from procedural modelling to motion-graphics-type effects.
Unity to raise subscription prices next month
Cost of Unity Pro and Enterprise plans up 13% to 25% in October. Personal subscriptions unaffected.
Get started using Blender for environment concept art
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to use the open-source 3D app to speed up concept work.
Anastasiy releases MagicSquire 6.0
Photoshop brush organiser gets new transparent HUD and neat new brush randomisation system.
Maxon releases Moves by Maxon 2023
See what's new in the free iPhone and iPad app for 3D scanning and facial and full-body motion capture.
Maxon ships Red Giant 2023
See what's new in individual FX and color correction plugin suites Magic Bullet 2023, Trapcode 2023, Universe 2023 and VFX 2023.
Blender 3.3 LTS ships
See our pick of the 5 key new features in the open-source 3D software, from new hair grooming tools to better planar tracking.
Maxon ships Cinema 4D 2023
3D software gets new soft body physics and symmetry modelling systems, OpenColorIO support. Updates are now subscription-only.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 3.4
Material authoring tool can now expose parameters to make the materials it creates editable in other DCC apps.
Polygoniq ships botaniq Maya
Popular Blender library of ready-to-use 3D trees now also available for Maya. Includes controls to adjust tree colour and seasonal state.
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