Autodesk releases Maya 2017 Update 3
Sizeable update to Maya adds new motion graphics, animation, hair grooming and fluid simulation tools.
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
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Blackmagic Design ships Fusion 8.1 and 8.1 Studio
Update makes Fusion Connect for Avid plugin available to users of the free edition of Fusion, and on OS X.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Adobe ships After Effects CC 2015.2
Updated Cineware 3.0 plugin now preserves Takes and Physical or Sketch and Toon render settings in imported C4D files.
Friday, January 29th, 2016
Björn Sonnenschein creates Natronizer for Blender
Handy free live link plugin lets users composite Blender video projects in Natron, not the native compositor.
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Pixologic announces ZBrush to KeyShot Pro
ZBrush users to get new live-linked $400 Pro edition of Luxion's renderer, but few more details yet.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
Luxion launches KeyShot plugins for Maya, Cinema 4D
Free add-ons let users access the renderer directly from their software or export BIP files without KeyShot.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Autodesk unveils 3ds Max and Maya 2016 Extension 1
Videos: see all the new features in both apps, including new games functionality and new 3D text tools.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
The Foundry ships Flix 5.1
Next-gen visual story development tool gets better links to Photoshop et al, new semi-automatic workflow for creating 3D animatics in Maya.
Monday, June 29th, 2015
You can do it! VFX releases Nyx Voltron
Handy new tool lets users live-link (almost) anything in 3ds Max to its equivalent in After Effects. Try it free until 31 July.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
Otoy ships OctaneRender for Nuke
Live linking plugin lets users render native 3D geometry or ORBX scenes in OctaneRender from within Nuke.
Friday, April 10th, 2015
Videos: Pixologic unveils ZBrush 4R7
Updated: new high-speed demo shows the ZModeler poly modelling toolset and the KeyShot bridge.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 2.0 for Rhino
Update adds V-Ray RT GPU, plus bonus add-on with 200 readymade material and lighting set-ups.
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013
Adobe ships After Effects CC, includes Cinema 4D Lite
Update also adds 'live link' with Cinema 4D, better Warp Stablizer, roto tools and 3D Camera Tracker.
Thursday, June 20th, 2013