iCrowds, the new Blender add-on from iCity’s creator, brings smart Sims-style crowds, seven simulation systems, and 100k agents to 3D production.

Chaos’ Chris Nichols explains how Chaos Arena and Chaos Vantage cut out the engine middleman with full ray tracing, open formats, and one asset for all.

KeyShot Studio 2025.3 adds Cryptomatte, OpenPBR, faster AMD GPU rendering, and new workflow tools for lighting, materials, ...

Nevercenter’s Silo 2026.0 adds the “Silo Blender Bridge” plugin letting you edit Blender objects inside Silo and update back ...

The Houdini Equinox 2025 HIVE recordings are now available online, featuring Houdini 21 tools for destruction, creature CFX, ...

Beyond VFX returns on 26 Nov 2025 with a panel on AI ethics in VFX, hosted by ICE.ART and VES Megabrain. Free registration via linktr.ee/VESxICE.

Real Creations expands its After Effects toolkit: easyRulers 2, LoadUP 1.7 and keyboardFX 1.5 deliver simple but effective motion tools for UI and animation.

The free open-source editor SuperSplat 2.14 adds WebM, MOV, MKV video export and frame-range control for Gaussian splat ...

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.3 with new Conform modifier controls, material-index animation, USD plugin enhancements and ...

RealityScan Mobile 1.8 adds AR-guided shooting modes, mesh clean-up tools and a watertight mesh option for mobile ...

Presets like Silver Halide or Sepia Sulfide emulate chemical film responses, while the FilmBurn Transition version extends ...

The Blender Foundation is launching Blender Lab, a new sandbox for prototyping features in Blender, aimed at faster iteration, acedemic research and development.