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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.

'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.

Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.

See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.

3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.

Check out the new retopology and 3D scanning tools coming in the digital sculpting software for desktop and iPad later this year.

New version of the digital sculpting software's famously idiosyncratic UI will follow principles established in ZBrush for iPad. See a sneak peek.

New program for developing more ambitious, experimental features for Blender provides a safe space in which developers can 'break things'.

Price of Pro and Enterprise plans to rise by 5% in 2026, but all users will get unlimited free cloud seats for Unity Version Control.

High-contrast, high-resolution pen display is targeted at professional 2D and 3D graphics work. See what you get for the price.

Get 25 free HDRIs of natural and urban environments in HDR format at up to 24,576 x 12,288px resolution. CC0 license, for commercial use.

New video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction. Can now be run offline, as well as in the cloud.