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World Creator 2023 is out
It's a big update to the GPU terrain generator, introducing a new UI, Biome Layers and making it possible to create terrains of unlimited size
There are export plugins for #B3D, #Houdini and #UE5buff.ly/45G9upc#gamedev#VFX@worldcreator3d
Freebies: download Stylized Fantasy Tree Generator, @Default_Cube's neat free #Blender3D add-on for generating attractively stylised 3D trees that can be exported to other DCC apps or game engines
bit.ly/32KtvjT#B3D#gamedev#AR#motiongraphics
Check out Important Looking Pirates' #VFXbreakdown for Netflix fantasy series Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (Ronja Rövardotter), including these CG harpies
Watch the full video on the Important Looking Pirates VImeo channel: vimeo.com/934966117#VFX#creaturedesign @ilvpvx
Framestore's new making-of for the live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon is mainly interview-based, but you get glimpses of the muscle set-up for Toothless
Watch the full video on the Framestore YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=Y6EZTc…#VFX#VFXbreakdown@Framestore
#Wacom has become Blender's latest Corporate Patron
The firm upped its contribution to the Blender Development Fund by €210,000/year as part of a partnership to develop a 'next generation' #Blender experience on #Android tablets
cgchannel.com/2025/08/wacom-…#B3D@Blender@wacom
Open 3D Engine 22.05 is out. The #opensource game engine gets a new Motion Matching system for #animation synthesis, UDP metadata to make it easier to edit assets in DCC software like #Blender3D or #Maya, and updates to the Atom renderer
bit.ly/3w9psJE#O3DE#gamedev
Beeble has released #SwitchLight 3.0, the new version of its video-to-PBR AI model
It extracts #PBR texture maps from video, making it possible to relight live footage - and is now available for use offline, as well as in Beeble's browser app
cgchannel.com/2025/11/beeble…@beeble_ai