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3D printing

Asset baking and export add-on can now bake PBR textures from any Blender shader set-up, not just the Principled BSDF shader.

Saturday, March 15th, 2025

VFX artist Rob Dickinson's handy add-on fixes artefacts in 3D scans and models in one click, to prepare them for animation or rendering.

Sunday, February 23rd, 2025

Check out the new features in the sculpting and retopology app, including integration with RealityCapture for photogrammetry.

Monday, December 23rd, 2024

Updated: the new desktop mode in Leopoly's promising digital sculpting app now supports stylus as well as mouse and keyboard.

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Studying at a school or college? Grab a free perpetual license of the desktop and VR sculpting software, normally priced at $69.99.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2024

Artists using the popular online 3D printing marketplace are being advised to download any files remaining on Shapeways' servers.

Friday, July 5th, 2024

Veteran tool for retopologizing high-res sculpts and 3D scans for use in games and VFX is now available for free.

Sunday, May 19th, 2024

Check out the new features in the intuitive online modeling app, including the option to upload files from Blender. Can be used for free.

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024

Download free, fully rigged human characters with Reallusion's animation-friendly CC3+ Base topology. For commercial use.

Wednesday, March 20th, 2024

Sizeable update to the popular lightweight NURBS modeller adds radial menus, better filleting - and a new live link to Blender.

Monday, October 9th, 2023

[Sponsored] Discover how to create more dynamic 3D prints by using Character Creator 4 to rig and pose your ZBrush sculpts.

Friday, September 15th, 2023

Major update to the popular lightweight NURBS modeller overhauls surfacing workflow. Check out the new features here.

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

Promising lightweight NURBS modeller gets on-screen measurements, auto-backup system, 3D text and STL export.

Friday, May 12th, 2023