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Silo 2026.1 is out. Check out the changes to Nevercenter's lightweight 3D modeling software, including full glTF support, and a 100x increase in viewport frame rates.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/nevercenter-releases-silo-2026/

Check out Haymaker VFX's snappy breakdown of a ruined hospital from Season 2 of Fallout.

Watch the full video on the Haymaker VFX Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/1195867901

Mush3D 3.0 is out. It's a major update to Luiz Elias's neat tool for editing animation caches created in other DCC software, adding a Tetrahedral Deformation solver for adding realistic secondary motion for soft tissues, and this Pose Trainer, for automatically generating corrective shapes from a set of reference poses.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/luiz-elias-releases-mush3d-3-0/

3DCoat 2026 is out in public beta. The next major version of the digital sculpting, retopology and 3D painting software adds a new GPU-accelerated node-based texturing system, and a 'new generation' of Smart Materials and Smart Masks.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/pilgway-releases-3dcoat-2026-and-3dcoattextura-2026/

Framestore's VFX breakdown for Season 2 of Ted isn't super-detailed, but it covers a fair range of shots, from a post-coital CG cigarette to... well, this.

Watch the full video on the Framestore website: https://www.framestore.com/work/ted-season-2

Free asset: get Moonshot's rigged model of a Komodo dragon. The detailed, production-ready asset has a full body and facial rig, muscle and skeleton visualization, multiple LODs, and a readymade walk cycle. Maya scene plus Alembic, FBX and OBJ formats. For portfolio and demo reel work.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/05/download-moonshots-amazing-rigged-komodo-dragon-model/

Check out El Ranchito's VFX breakdown of its CG crowds from Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Watch the full video on the El Ranchito Imagen Digital Vimeo channel (also shows some bone-crunching jousting sequences): https://vimeo.com/1192338365

PFTrack just got a big update. Check out the 3D camera tracking software's new toolset for generating dense point clouds from a single tracked solve, for export in USD files, or for use generating 3D Gaussian Splats.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/05/the-pixel-farm-adds-new-point-cloud-toolset-to-pftrack-26-05/

Check out Important Looking Pirates' spectacular VFX breakdown for Season 2 of One Piece, including Laboon the whale swallowing - and unswallowing - the Straw Hat Pirates' ship.

Watch the full video on the Important Looking Pirates Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/1194760454

Check out Untold Studios' engaging VFX breakdown of Marcellus the CG octopus from Netflix drama Remarkably Bright Creatures, including the look dev, character rig and attendant fluid simulation.

Watch the full video on Untold Studios' website: https://untoldstudios.tv/vfx/project/remarkably-bright-creatures/