SketchUp 2026.0
SketchUp 2026.0 adds in-app collaboration, AO colour control, faster performance, improved DWG/IFC workflows, new LayOut drafting tools, and scan-to-mesh features for Studio users.
Apple Offers Free Vision Pro “Immersive Video” Workshops
Yes, Apple is inviting filmmakers to free immersive video workshops, just RSVP before they run out of “consultation slots.”
Nanite marches in: Twinmotion 2025.2 update
Nanite now works in Twinmotion. 2025.2 also brings a new post stack, animation upgrades, VCAM tweaks, and cloud storage.
RenderMan 27: XPU graduates, RIS retires
Pixar ships RenderMan 27: XPU is ready for final frames, RIS is being phased out, MaterialX joins the toolset, and Stylized Looks evolve.
RE:Vision Effects ups the ante with REZup V2 (and yes, it’s 4× sharper)
REZup V2 arrives with two new GPU-friendly ML models: general-purpose DNN 3 and face-focused DNN 2 and adds temporal denoising for cleaner 4× upscaling.
UVPackmaster 3.4 Adds One-Click Auto Repacking to Blender
UVPackmaster 3.4 for Blender introduces one‑click Auto Repacking, texel‑density control, vertex‑color grouping and option sets.
ACES Gets a New Home: Academy Hands Off Colour Science to the Academy Software Foundation
ACES, the open source color standard for film, is now under the Academy Software Foundation. The move aims for greater open collaboration and innovation.
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.4.3 with Inference imager and GPU volume speedups
Arnold 7.4.3 introduces a machine-learning Inference imager, faster GPU volume rendering, improved Global Light Sampling, and enhanced OpenPBR and USD workflows.
Wacom MovinkPad 11 offers an 11.45″ Android tablet, pro-grade pen, and PC-free sketching for $449. Ready for artists wanting less Apple, more drawing.
MeshBlend Unreal Engine 5: Wave Goodbye to Ugly Seams
MeshBlend is an Unreal Engine 5 plug-in by Tore Lervik offering high-performance, controllable mesh blending for landscapes, props, cinematics and virtual production. Intersted?
Pomfort Debuts Silverstack XT v9 with Real‑Time Workflow Automation
Pomfort releases Silverstack XT v9, featuring chained, parallel workflow automation, real‑time Jobs View, and Stream Deck integration.
Text-to-Animation-Generator?
Just say how the animation runs and it will be generated? That's possible, at least according to the makers of Saymotion. How well? You'll have to see for yourself.
New functions in Godot 4.3 for CG Artists
Godot 4.3 brings new features that could also make it "interesting" for virtual production: volumetric fog, meshlet rendering and highly optimised animation tools.
CST-USD Viewer in beta
The Higher Technical Commission for Sound and Images (CST), a French association of film and audiovisual technicians, has presented the new 3D-Info tool. This tool aims to simplify the visualisation of 3D scenes and make it more efficient. The focus is on the USD format.
Here comes the new Cityengine
CityEngine 2024.0 offers new tools such as the Visual CGA Editor, ArcGIS Urban Integration and the ability to share web scenes.
Shotgrid at the discounter?
It's not just VFX studios that have digital assets of all kinds - CGI pipelines are now
now run through all industries. We take a look at what a discounter is doing with Shotgrid (formerly Shotgun).
CityEngine meets Omniverse
Omniverse in its various components can serve as a "meeting point" for the various DCC packages and their output - and now everyone is wondering
and now everyone who wants to work with it is wondering how well it works. So let's just ask Simon Haegler from the CityEngine team how well you can develop with the Nvidia environment.