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Free update to the 3D compositor improves 3D rendering of shadow, reflect and refract layers, and improves performance and stability.

Promising new tool based exports liquid sims in Alembic format for use in other CG software. Now updated to support spray emission.

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Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a new viewport renderer, and initial support for quadrupeds.

See the neat new liquid simulation tools in the GPU-based Cinema 4D particle effects add-on, ahead of their release next month.

Check out the new features in the terrain generator, including ORBX export to OctaneRender and a new Godot integration plugin.

Check out the new features in the desktop 3D scanning software, including new Lidar and automation features. Free to indie artists.

Check out the new features in the free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting software.

Check out the changes to the effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps, including this new analogue film burn effect.

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Discover how to create blendshape-based facial rigs for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's new masterclass.

Free 3D scanning app for Android and iOS phones gets automated background removal and new tools for cleaning up scans.

Rendering and visualization software gets support for OpenPBR and Cryptomatte and is now 'up to 50% faster' on AMD GPUs.

Lightweight 3D modeling and UV mapping software gets new plugin transferring edits made to a model to and from Blender.

Check out the new features in the texture painting software, including a Ribbon path for flowing patterns or text seamlessly over a 3D model.

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from Geometry Nodes and Cycles to changes to color management.

Architectural renderer gets new procedural night sky system, support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, and new AI material generator.

3D clothing design tool for games and VFX now lets you create armor and animate inflatables. See all the new features, and the new pricing.

Library Drop 07 makes 100+ new assets available for the real-time rendering and look dev software, including 50 new brushes.

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.