February 19, 2013
New plugin integrates Thea Render engine inside Max, including support for Particle Flow and instancing. Read More »
February 12, 2013
Autodesk Developer Network's free plugin of the month... er, explodes geometry. In 3ds Max. Read More »
February 11, 2013
Try Plants Kit 1's easily editable high-detail assets before you buy with the bonus 'Freebie' edition. Read More »
February 7, 2013
Update to renderer adds support for Alembic geometry, instancing within V-Ray RT, Hair Farm hair. Read More »
February 5, 2013 | 3 comments
Imagination Technologies thinks so. We explore why its new raytracing cards could change how you work. Read More »
February 4, 2013
Updated: new free Lite edition of the iOS app lists keyboard shortcuts for key 3D, VFX and graphics packages. Read More »
February 1, 2013
Updated: New trial version available of the vegetation instancing plugin for 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema 4D. Read More »
January 31, 2013
Innovative new dedicated hardware gives real-time raytracing for the price of a high-end pro GPU. Read More »
January 30, 2013
They're MAX-only, but creator Krzysztof CzerwiĆski has models in other formats on his blog. Read More »
January 29, 2013
New Live link to 3ds Max lets users design custom image-based light rigs and see results in V-Ray RT. Read More »
January 25, 2013
New Unity add-on lets developers access Mixamo's motion library from directly within the software. Read More »
January 25, 2013
Gnomon's new live online courses make its legendary VFX tuition available anywhere in the world. Read More »
January 24, 2013
Lots of free tutorials for 3ds Max and Maya, but only a couple for Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage. Read More »
January 14, 2013
Autodesk's Louis Marcoux posts an hour of new video training on creating believable destruction. Read More »
January 14, 2013
If you're using one of the last three releases, at any rate. Some SRPs and maintenance prices also up. Read More »
January 14, 2013
Grab the latest version of Ali Torabi's plugin for designing complex parametric arrays in 3ds Max. Read More »
January 9, 2013
Set up a thinkingParticles rig using procedural activators and force values with Hydraulx's Will Wallace. Read More »
January 7, 2013
Updated: see a new batch from the VFX expert, including a three-hour tutorial on simulating a tornado. Read More »
January 4, 2013
Updated: Nifty tool builds a textured model from DEM and Google Earth data. It now exports to Unity, too. Read More »
January 2, 2013 | 3 comments
Get 31 common species in a wide range of standard formats, including OBJ, 3DS, plus Vue and Terragen. Read More »