March 15, 2013
Major update adds better ocean-surface sims and cloud sculpting via DreamWorks' OpenVDB technology. Read More »
February 7, 2013
Update to renderer adds support for Alembic geometry, instancing within V-Ray RT, Hair Farm hair. Read More »
November 29, 2012
Popular compositor gains partial GPU acceleration, revamped 2D tracker, support for Alembic and OpenEXR 2.0. Read More »
November 6, 2012
Features lined up for future releases include Alembic and deep image support, metaballs, new materials. Read More »
October 30, 2012 | 6 comments
Import files in the new industry-standard interchange format into 3ds Max, complete with animation. Read More »
October 1, 2012
Check out a tree generator created with the next-gen tool development platform's new C++ API. Read More »
September 5, 2012 | 6 comments
Updated: Download the demo to try the dynamics tools, brush-based sculpting and AE interoperability. Read More »
August 8, 2012
Updated: Volumetric format used on Puss in Boots due for integration into "next major release" of Houdini. Read More »
July 26, 2012
Details to follow at Siggraph, along with news of Alembic and deep image support in V-Ray for 3ds Max. Read More »
May 8, 2012
Latest update to fluid simulator adds powerful new Hybrido 2 fluid solver and new node-based scene graph. Read More »
April 10, 2012
Autodesk posts full feature list for renderer: no word yet on which will be exposed in Max, Maya, Softimage. Read More »
March 5, 2012
Make better use of the open-source data-interchange format in 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Arnold and more. Read More »
October 19, 2011
Ex-Softimage staff release public beta of revolutionary new online application development system. Read More »
August 10, 2011
Check out Side Effects' videos of the turbo-charged new geometry engine and simulation tools in Houdini 12. Read More »
August 9, 2011 | 2 comments
New Advantage Pack also adds support for the Alembic data interchange format, new Node Editor. Read More »
May 5, 2011
Our latest show report rises from the murk of industry politics to discover why the future is bright for open-source production tools. Read More »