Yuri Muzyrya has released MultiMax, an adjustable 3ds Max character rig, that can be set up with minimal rigging skills beyond basic skinning. Find out more on Artstation.

Alexey Vanzhula has released a new update to Modeler,  his plugin package for direct modelling in Houdini. New features of version 2021 include: (more...)

Marmoset Toolbag 4.03 has been released. New features include: (more...)

Instant Terra 2.3 has been released with new thermal erosion, multi-scale erosion, and mountain ageing erosion nodes. Find out more on the Wysilab website.

Nevercenter has announced a new update to Milo, its real-time renderer and VR viewer powered by Epic Games' Unreal Engine. This version adds real-time raytracing support as well as a night option to the Sky background, improved colour choosers, and more. (more...)

Blender Guru has published a video comparing the main render engines including Cycles, V-Ray, Redshift, Luxcore, Arnold, Corona, Octane, E-Cycles and Cycles X. (more...)

The finalists have been announced for this year's Rookies, a series of industry-specific awards aimed at up and coming artists trying to break into the CG Industry. Read more and vote for contestants on the Rookies website. 

Amazon has announced that Lumberyard, its 3D Game engine originally licensed from Crytek, is now open source under an Apache 2.0 license. Read more on the new Open 3d Engine website.