Architectural visualization firm and tools developer polygoniq has released engon, a free, open-source asset browser for Blender. The tool, previously built into polygoniq’s asset libraries, provides advanced filtering options, built-in scattering tools, and the option to convert assets to linked files. The asset libraries – botaniq, traffiq, aquatiq and...

    Icosa Foundation has released Open Brush 2.4, the latest version of open-source 3D painting software, used to create concept designs in virtual reality. The update adds a Transform Panel, new Snapping options and a Multi-Mirror tool for organizing brush strokes; plus the option to import SVG files and custom environment images. (Full disclosure: the update was...