NewTek ships LightWave 2018
Now shipping: First update to LightWave in three years adds new PBR and volumetric renderer, plus new 3ds Max-style modifier stack.
Monday, January 1st, 2018
LightWave
WTools3D releases LWCAD 5.5
LightWave modelling plugin gets neat new procedural tools for roofs and stairs. C4D and Max versions officially no longer 'Lite' editions.
Monday, December 11th, 2017
Black Friday and winter 2017 deals for CG artists
Updated with discounts valid until the New Year, including Affinity Photo and Marmoset Toolbag.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
e-on software to can Carbon Scatter, CloudFactory Ozone
2017 editions of the scattering and cloud-creation plugins, now on 'pre-release', will be the last to ship.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
WTools3D ships LWCAD Lite for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Now out of beta. New version of modelling plugin gives C4D, Max users key tools from the LW edition.
Monday, July 10th, 2017
VDB Splicer lets you use Booleans with volumetrics
Interesting new LightWave plugin offers unusual ways to edit and resmesh simulation and scan data.
Thursday, July 6th, 2017
Deep FX ships Deep Rising FX 1.2 for LightWave
Affordable new particle-based fluid simulation plugin adds support for Bullet dynamics, OBJ mesh export.
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
Paste models between 3D apps with this neat free tool
Paste geometry and UV maps between 3D packages with Oliver Hotz's OD_CopyPasteExternal.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
NewTek previews LightWave Next
Updated: Check out the neat new cel-shading options coming up in the next release of LightWave.
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5.4
Real-time lighting design tool adds new ways to position area lights or virtual lights within HDRI maps.
Friday, December 16th, 2016
E-on ships Vue Infinite 2016 and Vue xStream 2016
Videos: Digital nature tools get new hybrid GPU renderer, heightfield terrains, improved export options.
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Download 160 free Xfrog 3D plant models
Get 33 individual plant species, including trees, shrubs and flowers, in over 10 common 3D file formats.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
WTools3D releases LWCAD 5.2
Latest update to the popular LightWave modelling toolset adds powerful new cloning functionality.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016