The RealityScan 1.6 update introduces advanced features to enhance 3D scanning using your smartphone. This update offers two new scanning modes: the classic Augmented Reality mode and the new Camera Control mode, providing more flexibility and precision. Additional improvements include a Processing Options Panel for mesh resolution and texture quality adjustments, making it easier to achieve high-quality 3D models. Ideal for professionals and hobbyists, RealityScan 1.6 optimizes the process of creating detailed 3D models on the go, with improved real-time interaction and manual controls.

Version 10.1 of Substance 3D Painter, released near the end of 2024, is a major update that brings several improvements designed to make the texturing experience smoother and more powerful. With new features, enhanced support for the USD format, and significant performance upgrades, this version aims to meet the needs of 3D artists, game designers, and VFX professionals. Notably, the addition of new filter options and an update to core dependencies ensure a greater flexibility and speed during the creative workflow.

Twinmotion 2025.1 Preview 2 brings enhanced rendering tools, refining real-time visualization with optimized Lumen and Path Tracing systems. Developed by Epic Games, this latest update improves lighting, reflections, and overall performance, making Twinmotion even more powerful for architecture, urban design, and automotive rendering.

Blender users can now seamlessly import .max files thanks to the Autodesk MAX Importer plugin. This tool eliminates the need for external conversions, preserving geometry, materials, and textures while streamlining workflows for 3D artists, designers, and game developers. Discover how this importer enhances interoperability between Blender and 3ds Max.

UNIGINE SDK 2.19.1 update introduces significant features and improvements for developers. This new update mark an important step for real time, simulation, virtual reality, industrial visualization and immersive training with a multithreaded DX12 render that uses at its full potential the CPU, significantly increasing FPS and improving the performance of all the supported platforms.

Geo Week 2022 is at the intersection of geospatial and the built world, bringing together AEC Next, SPAR 3D, and the International Lidar Mapping Forum.

Organizers of Geo Week, the single powerhouse event that brings together AEC Next Technology Expo & Conference, International Lidar Mapping Forum, and SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, have announced an impressive list of influential leaders within the geospatial and built world industries who will be participating on the 2022 event’s Advisory Board.

Are you ready to re-start after the lockdowns? Let's create a perfect summer with V-Ray 5, Maxwell Render 5.1, Marvelous Designer 9.5, new procedural Ivy Generator for 3ds Max and other software and plugins for CGI and arch-viz that we have collected in our digest of the recent releases.

All recent updates for the professional software and tools you need for modeling, texturing, image-based lighting and rendering of your architectural visualization projects.

The winners of the animago AWARD, the international competition for 3D animation, still, visual effects and game, have been announced.

The animago jury had some tough decisions to make this year, nominating the best 30 projects in 10 categories out of 1137 entries. Meet animago Award 2019 Nominees (and give your vote for the Best Still nomination till September 20).

Chaos Czech (formerly Render Legion) has presented two important releases this June - Corona Renderer 4 for 3ds Max and Corona Renderer 4 for Cinema 4d.