MetaTailor’s One-Click Dress-Up: Unreal Engine Bridge Plugin Arrives in Public Beta
Hologress launches public beta of MetaTailor Unreal Engine Bridge: enabling one-click MetaHuman and clothing transfer. Windows only. Free tier available.
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Frank Rueter’s Quest to Stop Nuke Knowledge from Disappearing
Nukepedia’s origin: How Frank Rueter launched the community’s Nuke tool repository and why the relaunch matters in 2025 - and what is coming to nuBridge?
GSOPs 2.6: The Swiss Army Knife for Gaussian Splatting in Houdini
GSOPs 2.6 delivers free 2D/3D Gaussian Splatting editing, viewport rendering, mesh export, Karma and Solaris integration for Houdini 20.5.
Maya’s Jiggle Assistant: PUPbuildDynamic Does Your Secondary Motion
PuppetSoul PUPbuildDynamic for Maya is a free add-on delivering real-time secondary motion and collision on joint chains—without FX overhead.
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Rig Creator Beta for Blender: Faces, Relationships, and a Fresh Start
Rig Creator’s beta rebuild adds facial rig, Relationship tool, overhauled bone generators, and English names—now free for Blender users.
Maya Gets a Memory: Smart Model Editor Adds Real Construction History
Smart Model Editor brings non-destructive modeling to Maya – sort of. It works via scene graph nodes and updates interactively.
Sapphire 2025: Now with More Zap, Less Crap
Sapphire 2025 introduces VHS Damage, new lens flares, and enhanced Mocha AI-Matte-tracking, refining your VFX workflow with precision and style.
Thinkbox MX Plugin Suite: Open-Sourced Magic in current 3ds Max Versions
Thinkbox MX Plugin Suite for 3ds Max is now available, showcasing a finely tuned open source solution that champions usability, simplicity, and stability in production pipelines.
EFF It: A Plug-In for Profanity and Professionals
EFF It is a new Premiere Pro plug-in from Digital Anarchy for bleeping bad language. It works on transcript-based text edits and syncs with video timelines.
Let’s fix it in Pod 07 FMX with Mario Müller
In this episode of Let's fix it in Pod Christoph & Bela browse the FMX Programme and talk about their favorite picks. They are then joined by FMX project manager Mario Müller for a deep dive into what goes into planning an fmx and bringing it to life.
Cineware for Unreal 2025-2: Rig, Animate, and Roll—No FBX Fuss
Maxon’s Cineware for Unreal Engine 2025-2 update delivers native rigging, skinning, and animation export from Cinema 4D to Unreal—no FBX or baking required.
Zen UV 5.0: Unwrapping the Future of UV Mapping in Blender
Zen Masters unveils Zen UV 5.0, introducing the Zen UV Touch Tool, Auto Unwrap operator, and new selection features for enhanced UV mapping in Blender.
Feather 1.1: Sketchsoft’s Plugin Now Adds the Missing Softness
Feather 1.1 adds Photoshop feathering based on masks, per-layer settings, and real-time previews, now supporting older Photoshop versions.
HandCraft Pro: Giving Animators a Hand – Literally
Animator Tal Minks introduces HandCraft Pro, a Maya plugin that captures hand movements via webcam, offering an alternative to traditional motion capture methods.
Let’s fix it in Pod 06 Plugins with Brian Fox
In this episode, Bela and Christoph glint and glow a little bit brighter than usual... Thanks to plugins. They talk about the history of plugins, their place among other software extensions like Gizmos and Shaders and ask themselves if OpenFX is really the API to rule them all.
Mesh Cleaner for Blender
VFX artist Rob Dickinson releases Mesh Cleaner, a free Blender add-on that fixes common 3D model errors with a single click.
Assetify v.2: Turning Blender Assets into Game-Ready Gold
Streamline your Blender workflow with Assetify's automated texture baking, UV unwrapping, and multi-format exporting.
Richard Rosenman Unveils IK Studio: Advanced Inverse Kinematics Plugin for After Effects
IK Studio introduces sophisticated inverse kinematics capabilities to After Effects, enhancing animation rigging and VFX workflows for professionals.
Real-Time Node Previews in Blender—Because Guesswork is So Last Year
Tired of blind node adjustments in Blender? Shader View offers real-time previews directly above each node, streamlining your shader creation process.
Flow’s Custom Blender Plug-In: Water Sim That Made a Splash
The Blender plug-in behind Flow’s water scenes is now public—get ready for technical precision in your water simulations!
Pulldownit 6 for Maya: Shattering Expectations with New Features
Pulldownit 6 introduces the Edge Fracture Tool, enhanced dynamic long cracks, and improved performance for instanced shapes in Maya.
Blender’s New Add-on: Because Waiting Forever Isn’t a Workflow
Samuel Francis introduces the Animation Render Time Estimator, a free Blender add-on that predicts total render times for animations.
Delta Quad: The Add-On That Tames N-Gons in Blender
Delta Quad, a Blender add-on, turns N-gons into clean quads with ease, optimizing 3D modeling workflows for professionals.
Stretch Your Geometry: Relax Deformer for Houdini Promises Smooth Latex-Like Results
A new Houdini deformer makes geometry bend like latex, offering smoother results for VFX artists — check the details and usability here.
Bright Idea: Free Rim Light Tool for Nuke Artists
CompAcademy's free 2D Rim Light Tool for Nuke simplifies rim lighting in 2D workflows, offering flexibility and control at no cost.
BlenderCraft: Bringing Minecraft-Style Worlds to Blender
BlenderCraft merges Minecraft-style environments with Blender’s tools. With 300+ blocks, a draggable inventory, and procedural magic, it’s a voxel dream.
Fly Blender Like a Drone – For Free!
A free Blender add-on turns your camera into a drone-style controller, bringing a new perspective to 3D animation and VFX.
Cell Fluids 2.0 Released: A Splashy Update for Blender
Cell Fluids 2.0 brings new features for fluid simulation in Blender, targeting VFX and real-time workflows. Check it before jumping in!
LayerPainter Update Enhances Painting Workflow in Blender
The LayerPainter add-on for Blender gets updated with improved UI, new features for texture painting, and added functionality for VFX workflows.
FilmConvert Hazy: Digital Mist for Cinematic Post-Production
FilmConvert introduces Hazy, a plugin for Resolve, Premiere and FCP. bringing mist filter effects to post-production workflows. Aimed at enhancing cinematic visuals digitally.
3ds Max Plug-In: Tree Generation
Looking for streamlined tree generation and animation in 3ds Max? This plugin offers an efficient approach to plant animations and environment design.
Blender Plug-ins by Jesse Miettinen Now Free to Download
The Developer made his Blender plug-ins free, offering new tools for artists to streamline their workflows.
Free Blender Addon Converts Images to 3D Models
A new Blender addon converts 2D images to 3D objects. It's free, easy to use, and available for immediate download on BlenderMarket.
pScatter breaks your renders!
pScatter, a new free plugin for Nuke, aims to bring natural randomness to perfect computer-generated (CG) images.
Lightweight Crowds: “People Going Places”
People Going Places is a new free Blender add-on aimed at animating crowd simulations. It provides a streamlined approach to populating scenes with large numbers of moving characters without heavy resource consumption.
Blender meets Minecraft
With the "BlockBlender" tool, every 3D scene becomes a pixel party mix for Minecraft. Simply import, script and export - and your block adventure is ready to go!
Blender add-on “Quad Maker” for more efficient retopology
Quad Maker facilitates retopology in Blender. The add-on offers automated functions that can significantly speed up the retopology process.
KeenTools releases “FaceTracker” for Blender
KeenTools has released “FaceTracker” for Blender. The software offers real-time face tracking and is available for free in…
Blender’s new sewing machine: clothes from nothing!
Blender makes it possible once again - or in this case: wearable. With the new plugin, you can now generate clothing as quickly as T-shirts go on sale.
Nuke Utilities Volume 8 – Textures
You can have great footage under the pen - sometimes you just need a few extra details to give your comp the finishing touch. And so that we don't all keep using Nuke's own noise generator, this issue contains a small, fine collection of texture generators for Nuke.
The knights from the cutting table rush to the rescue
As I often work on several projects at the same time with Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop, it's difficult to keep track of the time spent. In my search for a solution, I came across "Knights of the Editing Table".
A new element is here!
Element, our favourite 3D asset manager, is entering its second version - now with infinite scroll, duplicate detector and the long-awaited assignment of textures and maps to geometry within the manager!
Stack high with this free plug-in!
Developer Sini Software releases a little helper with which 3D objects of any type can be placed on top of each other. A free download for 3ds Max.
Do some damage with this Blender toolset!
The Damage Bundle tears and scratches and scrapes - on the surfaces of 3D objects. A toolset for Blender.
transferring 3D characters from Reallusion software to Unity?
This plug-in helps to export characters from Character Creator, iClone and ActorCore to the game engine Unity. A free offer.
Finally an app for stair builders!
With the Stairs Maker add-on, conventional 3D objects can be transformed into stairs (railings)! A tool for Blender.
Autodesk releases Maya 2023.3!
Particularly worth mentioning are: workflow improvements for animation tools and updates for the Arnold, Substance and USD plug-ins.
Ragdoll Dynamics is released in version 3.0!
Does the plug-in for Autodesk Maya create more creative freedom for artists? According to the developer, Weta, Sony Pictures Imageworks, DNEG and others swear by the little helper.
How to reduce the number of polygons in Blender?
Environment artist Alex Heskett makes his Instant Imposters add-on available, which can be used to convert high poly meshes into low poly impostors. This saves a lot of polygons!
The Blender plug-in Scatter 5.3 has been released!
One of the most exciting new features is multi-surface scattering! The plug-in is compatible with Blender 3.3.
New plug-in for Unreal Engine & Blender released!
Transfer Blender source files to the Unreal Engine with Blend File Importer from programmer NuclearFriend. Purchase price: a slim 7.99 US dollars.
Simplify lighting in After Effects with this free plugin
The ProductionCrate asset library has released Crate's Godrays - an AE plugin that can be used to generate volumetric lighting effects.
With these plugins, Maya and Unreal Engine merge together!
Unreal Live Link 2.1 has been released! This makes it easier to work in Autodesk Maya and Epic's Unreal Engine at the same time.
Stream Maya animations directly in the Unreal Engine!
This video tutorial demonstrates how artists can transfer Maya animations to the game engine in real time thanks to the Live Link plugin!
Add-on makes asset handling more convenient?
You are a subscriber:to The Poliigon asset library - but find selecting and uploading assets too cumbersome? Then discover this Blender add-on now!
Preview of useful Blender add-on released!
Architecture artist Antoine Bagattini and his team invite you to a preview. Presets for compositing promise a streamlined workflow.
New version of “Blender to Arnold” released!
BtoA is released in version 0.4.5. The Creative Director from Luna Digital makes it possible to bridge the gap between Blender and Autodesk's Arnold rendering tool.
Eidos-Sherbrooke publishes OpenVDB
Edit OpenVDB and NanoVFB files in Unreal Engine 5? The Lead Graphics Programmer from Eidos-Sherbrooke is releasing version 0.5 of its plugin.
Pictofilmo releases Blender add-on for vehicles
This is what the car pearl can do: animate vehicles - without bones or rigging. So: place vehicles on lanes more efficiently!
Dashed spline plugin for 3ds Max available!
Are you the straight-lined type? Then draw dashed lines with this cost-conscious plugin! Another marvellous plugin for 3ds-Max from Joker Martini!
“Honeycomp Plane” plugin available for 3ds Max!
Not for people with trypophobia: With this plugin from Joker Martini, you can generate honeycombs! So: Are you already Maya the Bee, or are you still beekeeping?
Insta Deform Adds Vehicle Damage in UE
Insta Deform Component creates scratches, dents and mesh deformation on static and skeletal vehicles in Unreal Engine 4 and 5.
Create realistic liquids with Blender add-on
Want to generate real water droplets along a curve? Simply download the free add-on - and fire up Blender 3.1!
Viva Las Vegas
That is the name of a song by ZZ Top. How much “Viva” Vegas Pro deserves, you can read in this article.
SVG Wirr Renderer | Release
For 3ds Max: Wireframes are a nuisance? Convert them to SVG format with this plugin!
UV Morpher | Plugin
(Not) in the eye of the beholder: With this plugin you can deform objects in 3ds Max - without unsightly deformations.
Archived UJAM Plugin Discount
DP readers received a time-limited 15 percent UJAM discount tied to the Enrage, Finisher and UVI plugin review in issue 01:2022.
AlterMesh Links Blender Nodes to Unreal
AlterMesh beta runs Blender Geometry Nodes setups inside Unreal Engine in real time, with personal and commercial editions.
BlenderAE Transfers Scenes to After Effects
BlenderAE exports selected Blender objects, vertices and faces into After Effects for motion-graphics and compositing workflows.
Citigen Builds Procedural Blender Cities
Citigen generates Blender city environments with roads, lights, trees and custom buildings, with lower-detail assets for scale.
Knotus Adds a Knot Library to Blender
The Knotus Blender add-on supplies more than 100 knot assets and materials for building and editing ropes in Blender 2.8 or later.
Random Flow Mesh Generator for Blender
Random Flow by Ian Lloyd Dela Cruz generates non-destructive, randomised hard-surface forms and details in Blender for prototyping and concept art.
Autodesk Maya 2022.2 Updates Solidify, USD and Bifrost
Maya 2022.2 added Solidify scaling, file-list and Script Editor improvements, plus stability and workflow updates for USD and Bifrost.
Adobe Releases Substance 3D and Mixamo Add-ons for Blender
Adobe released a Substance 3D add-on prerelease for Blender alongside Mixamo Auto-Control Rig for automated biped rigging.
Cesium for Unreal Brings Global 3D Geospatial Data to Unreal Engine
The free, open-source Cesium for Unreal plugin connected Unreal Engine projects with high-resolution global 3D geospatial data.
TM Channel Manager Organises Substance Texture Sets
Timothee Maron’s Python-based TM Channel Manager plugin streamlined channel and texture-set organisation in Substance.
AMD Releases Open-Source USD Hydra Add-on for Blender
AMD’s beta USD Hydra add-on enabled USD import, scene creation, Hydra rendering and USD export from Blender, with MaterialX support.
3ds Max Tools Manage Materials and Resize Image Textures
Joker Martini’s Material Manager and Image Texture Resizer scripts streamlined material reuse and texture resizing in 3ds Max.
Image Vectorizer Traces Raster Artwork into 3ds Max Splines
Guillermo M. Leal Llaguno’s Image Vectorizer plugin converted raster-image outlines or centre lines into editable 3ds Max splines.
Fluent Add-on Brings Non-Destructive Hard-Surface Modelling to Blender
The Fluent add-on provided editable, non-destructive hard-surface and Boolean modelling tools for Blender.
Voxel Plugin 1.2 Adds Landscape Materials and Splines to Unreal Engine
Voxel Plugin 1.2 for Unreal Engine added landscape materials, spline support and a no-clipping component for characters moving through voxel terrain.
Artlist Acquires FXhome, Expanding into Video and VFX Software
Artlist acquired FXhome, adding HitFilm, Ignite, Imerge and CamTrackAR to its portfolio of creator tools and media services.
The Video Copilot programmers from Germany
Review: In DP 04 : 2019, our author Nils Calles meets Andrew Kramer's programmers - two Germans who want to know how volumes can be illuminated in real time and manipulated with masks.
Smooth Bridge v2.1 | Release
For 3ds Max: The Smooth Boolean plugin is now also available as a solo plugin!
Ricochet Adds Procedural Spline Animation to Cinema 4D
Rocket Lasso’s Ricochet plugin animated spline trajectories for sweeps, hair, plant growth, mesh volumes and FUI effects in Cinema 4D.
Camera Studio Streamlines Camera Animation in 3ds Max
Crea3D’s Camera Studio script for 3ds Max was designed to make camera animation faster and easier, with a tutorial trailer demonstrating the workflow.
Sun Locator Pro Review: Planning Natural Light on Android
Sun Locator Pro helps photographers plan sun and moon positions, blue and golden hours, shadows and augmented-reality previews; this archive review tests it on Android.
Pulldownit 5.0 Accelerates Destruction Workflows in Maya
Thinkinetic’s Pulldownit 5.0 for Maya promised simulations and scene loading up to twice as fast, plus more accurate surface cracking along curves.
Autodesk Releases Public Beta of USD for 3ds Max 2022
Autodesk’s public-beta USD plug-in brought Universal Scene Description import and export to 3ds Max 2022 for cross-platform scene exchange.
Greyscalegorilla Launches Cloud Subscription Greyscale Plus
Greyscale Plus brought Greyscalegorilla plug-ins, materials, textures, HDRIs and training into a cloud subscription for Cinema 4D rendering workflows.
Direct modelling: modelling without obstacles
Review: In DP 01 : 2020, our author Rainer Duda took a closer look at the steep learning curve of VFX powerhouse Houdini - and revealed how the curve can be smoothed out.
MagicTints 2.0 Adds LUT Export
MagicTints 2.0 transfers colour looks between Adobe applications and exports CUBE or PNG LUTs for renderers and game engines.
XRayMorph-EL Previews Pose Editing in 3ds Max
Raylight Games previews XRayMorph-EL, a 3ds Max pose editor for character animation, specialised animation and deformation.
3ds Max Omniverse Connector Enters Open Beta
Nvidia’s Omniverse Connector for 3ds Max enters open beta with USD-layer workflows for managing imports and transformations.
PolySnow Plus Rebuilds 3ds Max Snow Tool in C++
PolySnow Plus moves the 3ds Max snow plug-in to C++ and adds brush-based tools for snow, icicles and frozen surface details.
Morphle Adds Shape-Key Tools to Blender
Phygitalism’s free Morphle add-on creates objects containing shape keys derived from selected vertex positions.
LWCAD 2020 Expands LightWave and Cinema 4D Toolsets
LWCAD 2020 adds LightWave mesh tools and topology inspection while improving its integration with Cinema 4D.
Mesh Contrast Plug-in Adds Detail Controls to 3ds Max
Mesh Contrast, later renamed Contrast Pro, increases selected model detail and supports uniform contrast across varied polygon sizes.
Push Pro Improves 3ds Max’s Push Modifier
Push Pro adds intersection avoidance, improved detail preservation and vertex-colour control to 3ds Max’s Push workflow.
Dynamo Brings GPU-Accelerated Cloth Dynamics to 3ds Max
Deform Dynamics’ Dynamo plugin uses GPU acceleration to speed up cloth simulation workflows in 3ds Max.