Alpaca3D: Retopo With a Reality Check
Live bake feedback, UV constraints and editable projection cages: Alpaca3D connects low-poly construction to texture-map output.
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Hardcraft Tames CAD Meshes in Blender
Hardcraft turns CAD structure into controllable Blender topology, with quads where they help and triangles where they make more sense.
3DCoat 2026.11 Lets the Nodes Loose
The final 3DCoat 2026.11 release brings GPU node texturing, sculpt-time look development, voxel lattices and a sizeable modelling overhaul.
AutoRemesher Final Goes MIT
AutoRemesher reaches its final release under MIT, adding target quads, CLI operation and builds for Windows, macOS and Linux.
InstaLOD Extends Geometry Toolchain to C4D and Omniverse
InstaLOD's July update adds two host integrations, adaptive quad topology, folder conversion, scene merging and import-axis control.
3DCoat 2026 gets GPU nodes
3DCoat 2026 beta adds GPU node texturing, procedural smart materials and masks. Shiny, useful and still beta-shaped.
3ds Max 2027 is here.
3ds Max 2027 adds Smart Bevel, Noise Plus, and Field Helper, plus faster modifiers and a cleaner viewport for daily scene wrangling.
Quad Wrap offers quad-first retopology, no magic wand
FlippedNormals releases Quad Wrap, a Blender retopology tool focused on manual quad layout and mesh wrapping.
Quad Draw Comes to Blender
New Vulkan-based retopology add-ons make Blender’s mesh work feel like Maya’s Quad Draw, fast, intuitive, and production-ready.
ZBrush 2026.1: Retopo & Assets
Retopology arrives as a sculpting native system, photogrammetry lands on iPad, and ZBrush’s assets finally move out of Program Files.
Retopoflow 4.0 for Blender
Orange Turbine’s Retopoflow 4.0 brings full Edit Mode integration in Blender and support for curves/NURBS/metaballs, but one tool is still missing in this release.
RetopoFlow 4 Beta: Now With Less Pain Per Polygon
RetopoFlow 4 Beta for Blender is out - with improved usability, updated PolyStrips, and tighter integration. But it’s still a beta, so handle with care.
3DCoat 2024.30: New Year, New Tools for Your 3D Arsenal
Pilgway's 3DCoat 2024.30 introduces RealityCapture integration, enhanced boolean operations for 3D printing, and new array tools for streamlined workflows.
Blender Conference 2024: Mastering Topology and Retopology
Blender Conference 2024 covered practical topology techniques for 3D workflows, with a free PDF guide on efficient modeling for diverse applications.
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.
Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Autodesk has released Maya 2024. The updates include enhancements to the Retopology toolset, a new USD-based material autthoring and new brush-based workflows for sculpting animation curves. Also new: native Apple Silicon support, the Bifrost multiphysics plugin and the MtoA plugin for the Arnold renderer, which run on M1 and M2 processors.
New version of the retopology software CozyBlanket!
CozyBlanket 2.0 has three levels: Retopology, Unwrapping and Baking. An app for the iPad.
Retopology Guide | Tutorial Tuesday
Can retopology be blonde (blended)? With these instructions from blender veteran Grant Abbitt, yes!
BSurface Add-on | Tutorial Tuesday
Do the words "retopology" and "blender" set your pulse racing? Then you have to click this video!
Marvelous Designer 11 released
Just released: the latest version of the 3D garment creation and simulation software with improved retopology and more.
3DCoat 2021 Beta Adds New Brush Engine and Smart Retopology
Pilgway’s 3DCoat 2021 beta introduced a redesigned interface, a new brush engine, low-poly and kitbash tools, Smart Retopology and expanded curves.
3ds Max 2021.3 Released with Retopology Tools
Autodesk’s 3ds Max 2021.3 update improved modelling, viewport performance, Arnold GPU rendering and introduced free retopology tools.
Pixologic Releases ZBrushCore 2021
ZBrushCore 2021 adds a streamlined ZRemesher, Dynamic Subdivision and the MicroPoly system for hobbyists and students.
Adobe Research Previews AI Materials, Modelling and Real-Time Physics
Adobe Research demonstrated photo-derived PBR materials, procedural modelling, remeshing, real-time rendering and IPC physics.
AutoRemesher Enters Alpha
AutoRemesher converts source meshes into animation-friendly quad geometry through a free, open-source standalone alpha tool.
ziRail Retopology Tool for Maya
The ziRail beta draws strokes on a mesh and turns them into polygon patches for retopology in Maya 2018–2020 on Windows.
TopoGun 3 Beta Opens Retopology Tools
TopoGun 3’s first public beta introduced a new interface plus Guideline, Patch and Brush tools on Windows and macOS.
TopoGun 3 Previews Released
Pixelmachine previews its fully rewritten TopoGun 3 with a new UI, retopology tools, brushes and texture baking.
Blender 2.81 Released!
The next release of the open-source DCC is here: Blender 2.81 contains new sculpting tools, workflows, an AI denoiser and more!
QuadRemesher for Blender
Not in the mood for retopo tasks again? QuadRemesher is now also available for Blender to make the work a little more pleasant!
ZBrush 2019 incoming!
And here is the release - the new 2019 update to Pixologic's Sculpting Tool: improved, new tools, more order and a new licence model.
InstaLOD: Time is money
There are some things in a 3D artist's workflow that are probably considered rather unpopular. (cough ... unwrapping, retopo ... cough) And even if a kind soul takes pity on them, it still remains time-consuming. InstaLOD from Stuttgart is trying to help all companies from the entire 3D sector (film, games, automotive, etc.) with its software of the same name, and in doing so is speeding up and cleaning up much more than just the two black sheep mentioned.
Photogrammetry: Retopo with Instant Meshes
For anyone who wants to rely on free software in the photogrammetry workflow: Instant Meshes can automate the retopo work.
Update: Houdini 16.5 Released!
The new Houdini 16.5 release is here! With new features in dynamics, character, rendering, modelling and the UI, SideFX has really pulled out all the stops!
Tutorial: Retopology with Brains
When tools & scripts offer no solution: In this tutorial, you learn to properly master retopology using a 3D head.
Cinema 4D: Free Retopo Script!
Retopo work too strenuous and time-consuming? This free Python script for Cinema 4D makes your work easier.