September 2, 2012
Animator Joe Daniels sets out the Viewport 2.0-based workflow he used on his Starfish Ninja short. Read More »
August 30, 2012
Automated lip-sync plugin gets expanded language support, new quality presets, and new Pro edition. Read More »
August 28, 2012 | 5 comments
Still pining for Naiad? This highly scalable, Alembic-supporting tool could be exactly what you need. Read More »
August 28, 2012
Create tracks for racing games (or anything else) with this specialised but weirdly compelling toolset. Read More »
August 22, 2012
Updated - now shipping: games texturing tool gets new bitmap paint system and batching capabilities. Read More »
August 22, 2012
Jacobo Barreiro's two-way bridge between Maya and modo 601 now in open beta and free for anyone to try. Read More »
August 16, 2012
New plugin based on the PowerVR Brazil SDK provides interactive raytraced previews inside Maya. Read More »
August 15, 2012
Upcoming tool creates breakdowns based on quaternions, not Euler angles, avoiding gimbal lock. Read More »
August 15, 2012
Updated with neat new demo video: sub-$1,000 crowd simulator now batch renders jobs much faster. Read More »
August 10, 2012
Gradient Effects' Sandbox tech lets users work on movie-res assets via an iPad, anywhere in the world. Read More »
August 8, 2012
3D paint package gets real-time shadows, support for overlapping UVs, Photoshop .abr brush import. Read More »
August 7, 2012
Maya crowd-simulation software gets new graphical AI-authoring system; speed boosted 15 times. Read More »
August 4, 2012 | 1 comment
Stream mocap data into Maya and preview the results on a virtual set, complete with real-time shadows. Read More »
August 1, 2012
See cool tools built with the high-performance app development framework running inside Maya. Read More »
July 29, 2012 | 2 comments
Updated: Blizzard star's retopology and brush-based modelling plugin now out of alpha and ready to buy. 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 »
July 25, 2012
New plugin lets you draw over the 3D viewport to rough out animation, sketch layouts or mark up shots. Read More »
July 19, 2012 | 1 comment
Import RealFlow, Softimage or Maya animations for rendering with the cult Softimage coder's first modo plugin. Read More »
July 14, 2012
Updated: new plugin provides interactive preview of a mental ray scene - now with Mac OS X support. Read More »
July 13, 2012
Mammoth new release features nine hours of training on Creating Plants in Maya/Mental Ray. Read More »