A University of Utah team proposes updating a path-traced frame in priority order from the changed elements outward, so the cost of an edit scales with the edit and not the frame.
HiPR Repaints Only the Pixels Your Edit Changed, Not the Whole Path-Traced Frame Read Post »
NVIDIA announced on 3 September 2026 that it has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion. The announcement
NVIDIA Is Buying Hugging Face. What It Means for Open 3D Models Read Post »
Photogrammetry gives you an editable mesh; gaussian splatting gives you a photoreal view with no topology. When each wins, and the one question that decides it.
Photogrammetry vs Gaussian Splatting: Which Should You Use? Read Post »
Godot add-ons are fewer than Unity’s but easier to navigate. Where the ecosystem is strong, where it is thin, and why MCP is now the top Godot add-on search.
The Godot Add-on Ecosystem: What Is Actually Worth Installing Read Post »
The Model Context Protocol reached Blender, Unreal Engine 5.8 and Godot within a year. What it does well, where it fails, and why it fits pipelines better than AI generators.
MCP Is Now in Blender, Unreal and Godot — What That Means Read Post »
Why 3ds Max still dominates archviz, where the argument for it gets weak, and whether Blender is a realistic alternative for architectural visualisation.
Is 3ds Max Still Worth It in 2026? An Honest Look Read Post »
PBR output and community ports genuinely moved AI 3D forward. Topology and licensing did not. An honest assessment of where image-to-3D stands in 2026.
AI 3D Generation: What Actually Changed This Year Read Post »
UE 5.8 brings Mesh Terrain without heightfield limits, Lumen Lite, production-ready MegaLights and an experimental MCP plugin — and it is the last planned UE5 release.
Unreal Engine 6 Is Coming: Why 5.8 Is the Last UE5 Release Read Post »
Voxel art needs no topology, UVs or drawing skill. The best free tools, why indie developers use it, engine export gotchas, and the honest limits of the style.
Voxel Art: The Easiest Way Into 3D (And Its Ceiling) Read Post »
Blender, Blockbench, Dust3D, Wings 3D, MakeHuman and MeshLab compared — what each is genuinely best at, and when a specialised free tool beats Blender.
The Best Free 3D Modeling Software in 2026 (Not Just Blender) Read Post »
