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Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2026 and 3DCoatTextura 2026
Check out the changes to the sculpting, retopology and painting tools - including a complete new node-based texturing system.
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.5.3
Production renderer gets new BSDF nodes for toon shading and new Accelerated Viewport mode for Maya users. See all the changes.
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.2 with editable Gaussian Splats
Sizeable update makes it possible to import, edit, relight and render 3DGS data inside the 3D software. Check out its other new features.
Maya 2026.2 lets you train your own AI animation models
New 'Bring Your Own Data' feature lets studios train models for Maya's MotionMaker system using their own keyframe or mocap data.
Sisir is a promising new free standalone hair grooming tool
Neat tool provides an interactive guide-based workflow for creating grooms for use in apps like Blender, Maya and UE5. For commercial use.
Foundry releases new AI-powered SmartRoto add-on for Nuke
New AI-based plugin propagates roto splines across a shot, speeding up roto 'up to 4x'. See how it differs from AI matte-generation tools.
Versus Appoints Rezonate Founder Nico Puertollano as ECD
Versus has announced the appointment of Nico Puertollano as Executive Creative Director. As part of the move, Rezonate’s commercial client portfolio will transition to Versus, further expanding the studio’s creative capabilities across design, animation, storytelling, and brand experiences. Puertollano founded Rezonate, an award-winning creative studio recognized for its work across animation, Motion Design, brand storytelling,... Read more »
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Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Blender
New features in the Blender edition of the renderer include a quick caustics system, UDIM support, and conversion of Cycles to V-Ray lights.
ArcBrush 1.5 is an interesting $49 node-based image editor
Inexpensive cross-platform Photoshop alternative gets new 32-bit pipeline, Crytomatte support and new compositing nodes.