Free Sci-Fi Station Lands on Fab
Fab gives Unreal artists 147 modular sci-fi assets, 4K textures and LODs for free until 16 June. Space rent remains mercifully absent.
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Clip Studio Paint 5.0 with 3D hands
Clip Studio Paint 5.0 lands with Smart Shape cleanup, a poseable 3D hand model, faster tools, and a clearly spelled out license menu.
Download IKEA furniture as 3D models, minus the trolley
A community script allows direct downloads of IKEA’s web 3D models, skipping the store visit and the measuring tape optimism.
Dosch Design Adds Defense Trucks to the Asset Library of Modern Cities
Dosch Design adds detailed defense logistics trucks to its 3D asset library, quietly acknowledging that modern realism now includes military vehicles in everyday urban environments.
KitBash3D Cargo 2.0 lands with Houdini Solaris importer and 350 free assets
KitBash3D Cargo 2.0 ships with Houdini Solaris USD importer and 350 free assets. Free for personal use, commercial rights require paid plans.
Interior assets without flat-pack stress
Ikea trip cancelled: Polygoniq’s Interniq 2.0 drops 800+ Blender interior assets, ready to install via Asset Browser—no hex keys, no queues.
Game Boy Robot: When Nostalgia Gets a Quad-Based Makeover
Game Boy nostalgia meets quad-based hard-surface modeling in Benavidmark’s detailed 3D robot tribute—every production step dissected.
Artists Must Adapt: 3DModels.org Launches “One Car Challenge”
3DModels.org invites artists to transform an identical base car model into a unique render. Deadline is September 30.
3DCoat 2025 with Node-Based Sculpting and RealityCapture
Pilgway ships 3DCoat 2025 with a Node Room, RealityCapture photogrammetry, new Hotkey Manager, UI themes, Soft Booleans and Smart Hybrid tech.
After Effects 25.3 Adds Smooth Zoom
After Effects 25.3 brings smooth zoom, file reveal, and serious 3D model handling—ready for professional use but test in your pipeline.
Good News!
Because the world is the way it is (Gesturing at ... everything), here is a collection of good news!
Celsys Announces Clip Studio Paint 4.0: A Feature-Rich Update
Clip Studio Paint 4.0, releasing in March 2025, introduces puppet warp, enhanced 3D capabilities, improved filters, and animation features tailored for professionals.
Hitchhikers Guide to … asset libraries?
Let's talk about asset management! But why do we actually want to organise our assets?
Childhood dreams come true with the Model Builder!
Have you always wanted to put home-made Transformers, lightsabers and other sci-fi memorabilia on your shelf? Then try out this game now.
3D Scan Store Releases Rendered Photorealistic Hand Scans
3D Scan Store released rendered hand-scan assets with 16K colour textures and supporting normal, displacement and specular maps.
Creating a Stylised Pink Revolver in Blender
Vitaly Rush’s Blender breakdown covers the modelling and presentation of a stylised pink revolver.
download 3D models free of charge
3D-models.com has released a set of 10 free 3D models for use in architectural visualisation and graphic design.
Free Octane Material Pack for C4D
These 15 material maps for Cinema 4D can be used to design various surface looks.
Free High-Res Model of a Human Head
Eisko is a company that produces digital doubles. Here they are making the scanned 3D head of a woman available as a free download.
Up Close: Skin Material from Allegorithmic
Looking for skin materials right now? Substance Source now has 30 new PBR skin materials for your 3D model.
Deadpool: Free 3D Model Complete with Rig
Anyone who already misses Deadpool has no reason to anymore—as long as they know a little about 3D. Walter Imes is giving you a free Deadpool 3D model with a rig!
Free Iron Man
Attention Iron Man fans: today, the Mark 42 from Iron Man 3 is available to you as a free Cinema 4D model.
Autumnal Things in C4D
"Let's go shopping for decorations!" - "Oh, nooo, we'll use last year's!". The dream has come true: we make elegant wicker baskets and idyllic throw blankets without queueing, directly in Cinema4D.
Free 3D Dogs
SnapTank is currently offering 17 of its 3D scan models of dogs and household objects as free downloads.
A Free C4D Martian!
The destruction of Earth—that is what Marvin has made his life's work. At Bugs Bunny's side, the Martian became world-famous. Ace5studios is now making the character available fully rigged for C4D free of charge.
Free “Star Wars” 3D model pack!
Andrew Kramer is deeply connected to "Star Wars" - both professionally and as a fan of the film series. To celebrate "Star Wars" Day on 4 May, Video Copilot has therefore published a 3D model collection in HD quality with 4K textures, which can be downloaded free of charge.
Free 3D Model from “Zoomania”
Officer Judy Hopps reports for 3D duty! Scott Sewel is providing the fully rigged model of the rabbit for Blender free of charge.
New Sculpting Tool
Polybrush is a sculpting tool with a different approach from ZBrush. It remains in beta for nine days and is free for that period.
Order SLIK 2 for Modo 20 Percent Cheaper
Today only, maconcept offers 20 percent off SLIK 2, a MODO studio-lighting kit with items, presets, scenes, materials and video tutorials.
Meshmixer Version 3
Autodesk's free Meshmixer modifies 3D models and creates new objects from mesh data. V3 can now print different materials.
Print a ZBrush Model with One Click
Pixologic and Formlabs' forthcoming 3D-printing plug-in transfers every 3D model from ZBrush to Formlabs PreForm software.
Modeling the “Rocketeer” Helmet
Okay, perhaps “Rocketeer” is not quite as cool as “Iron Man,” but his helmet is somehow stylish. In this tutorial, Alex Cheparev shows how to create a 3D model of it in Maya.
Free BB8 Model
He is the new android hero of the current “Star Wars” installment: BB8. Mac Mave Studios created a 3D model of the android and is making it available as a free download.
Santa Claus Found
In the spirit of Christmas, Renderpeople is giving away a free downloadable 3D model of Santa Claus.
Modeling a Chair in C4D
Rob Redman provides insights into the fundamentals of Cinema 4D and explains how to model a chair using simple methods.
Marvelous Designer 5
Marvelous Designer allows CG clothing to be cut as in real life, digitally sewn together and tailored to the CG character’s body. Version 5 has now been announced.
Modo in Use for Photography
3D illustrator Adrian Chaldecott explains how photographers without 3D knowledge can use Modo from The Foundry to incorporate 3D processes into their photographic work.
Mathilda Rig from “Léon – The Professional”
For many, the role of little Mathilda is still one of Natalie Portman’s best. Savannah College is making a rigged 3D version available free.
Pink Panther in Exchange for Sign-In
Anyone who signs up at CGMeetup can download a free, fully rigged "Pink Panther" model for Maya.
For 3D Motorcycle Lovers
Munich artist Maciek Ptaszynski is making his Blender 3D model of a Triumph Bonneville Cafe Racer available as a free download.
Free Apple Watch
Since the real Apple Watch will be quite expensive for little performance, you can download a free 3D model of the watch for Cinema 4D here.
Mobile Animal Anatomy
Anyone who wants to look not only a horse in the face, but also into deeper layers, can get this Apple app.
3D Blender Model of a Toad
The toad that is now available to download as a digital Blender 3D model really did once exist. Unfortunately, it fell victim to an accident involving a wife and a shoe.
Free 3D Ram’s Head
Usable for Satan, a demon, or simply as a ram's head: the free high-resolution 3D head provided by 3D Scan Store. Available as a .ztl or .obj file.
The Weapon of Choice
Humster3D, a 3D model store, has launched the 3D Weapon Render Challenge. The best three 3D weapons can win many prizes.
A Free Apartment
Only in 3D form, admittedly, but still—the NVus Designs website currently offers the free interior model of a Dutch apartment.
Too Many Polygons?
Atangeo offers free polygon-reduction software for smaller 3D models with up to 15,000 polygons as a download. The full version of Balancer 2.0 for larger models is now available with a new update.
Christmas Evangelist Luke as a 3D Model
The partially destroyed Luke in Munich's Theatine Church is soon intended to be completed again through 3D methods and restoration, but for the time being, until January 6, the evangelist's Bozetto figure can first be viewed there as a preview.
We’re Buying a Transformer
Want to show Michael Bay how it’s done? From now on, you no longer need to spend much time building a Transformer robot, because a finished model is available to buy and can be animated.
CNN Creates 3D Model of Obama’s Inauguration
Visitors’ photographs will be assembled into an interactive computer representation.
Bargains at Digimation: price plunge for 3D model libraries
With extreme price reductions on its 3D model libraries, Digimation wants to expand its user base.
3Dconnexion 3D Mice Now Support SolidWorks 2008
3Dconnexion’s innovative 3D mice are now compatible with SolidWorks 2008. SpaceNavigator, SpaceExplorer, SpacePilot and SpaceTraveler enable SolidWorks users to control and navigate their 3D models intuitively and powerfully throughout the design and engineering process.
Dresden Launches 150,000-Building 3D Model
Dresden launches a Google Earth city model containing more than 150,000 buildings.
Adobe Acrobat 3D 8 Announced
The update is intended to bring more speed, more export options and an improved user interface
SIGGRAPH: Exhibition devoted to the 3D model Teapot
Siggraph honors Martin Newell's 3D model of a teapot, modeled 31 years ago, with an exhibition
Medical Visualization: Zygote Releases Human Heart 3
Manufacturer calls it the “most sophisticated to date” 3D model of the human heart
Adobe Acrobat 3D Available for Reviewing 3D Data
New software in the Acrobat product family enables rapid presentation and review of 3D models with Adobe PDF and Adobe Reader
Medical Clip Art and 3D Models: Zygote Offers Educational Discount
Schools and other educational institutions receive a 30 percent discount at 3DScience.com
New Object Library: Dosch Garden Designer V2
More than 250 3D models support the visualisation of gardens and landscapes
XfrogPlants 2.0: Four New Libraries
Greenworks Organic Software Has Expanded the XfrogPlants Program with Four New Libraries.
Dosch Releases Christmas 3D Models
Dosch Design has introduced Dosch 3D: Holidays - Christmas, a collection of 96 fully textured seasonal 3D models.
LigthWorks Sketch Integrated into RenderWorks 11
Nemetschek has licensed LightWorks' Sketch technology and integrated it into version 11 of its RenderWorks rendering software.
TurboSquid Adds Custom 3D Model Commissioning
TurboSquid has added a commissioning platform that matches project requirements with registered 3D artists.
Siggraph 2003: New Tracker Series from Polhemus
The "Liberty" models announced by Polhemus in May can operate with a temporal resolution of up to 240 Hz; the latency is less than four ms. Up to eight sensors per device capture position and rotation (six DOF).
TurboSquid and Maxon Create a Cinema 4D Marketplace
Maxon and TurboSquid made native Cinema 4D models easier to buy, sell and exchange online.
3D Zoo – Detailed animal models
The zoo offers an extensive range of 3D models from the animal kingdom for professionals and amateurs alike