Siggraph 2011: Autodesk unveils new Advantage Packs
Subscriber-only updates to Mudbox, Softimage and the creative finishing tools to ship by late September.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
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Autodesk asks its users to 'Be Max' for viral ads
See Ken Pimentel, Allan McKay, Wayne Robson and other Max legends Spartacus it up on camera.
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Sign up for Autodesk's free pre-Siggraph student event
Register now for tech sessions and a free animation masterclass with Pixar's Carlos Baena.
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Autodesk launches free online file-sharing service
Project Nitrous offers cloud-based Dropbox-like service aimed at designers and architects.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Autodesk trials cloud-based photogrammetry service
Upload reference images to Project Photofly to convert them to a free, downloadable 3D model.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Read early user reviews of Autodesk 2012 products
3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 now shipping: read our pick of the early feedback here.
Monday, April 11th, 2011
mental ray 3.9 released
Updated renderer adds native particle rendering, plus improved hair rendering and motion blur.
Monday, March 28th, 2011
Videos: Autodesk's GDC demos of its 2012 products
See a complete set of 30-minute demos of 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Mudbox and MotionBuilder 2012
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Q&A: Autodesk's Project Skyline team
Can this platform for games artists to view animation changes direct in the engine become the industry's next big thing?
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Preview: check out the new features in Smoke 2012
Autodesk's Mac-only editorial finishing system gets new 3D lighting system, Flame FX toolset.
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Autodesk's 2012 strategy: it's all about the suites
Developer promotes standard UIs, 'one click' interoperability, and price savings on its new bundle deals.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Videos: Check out what's new in MotionBuilder 2012
Mainly standardisation with other Autodesk apps and UI updates, but also support for stereo workflow.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Video: Check out the new features in Mudbox 2012
3D paint package to gain support for Ptex format, large production data sets, character posing workflow.
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011