New tool Masterpiece Motion lets you rig characters in VR
Intuitive new app lets users place bones and paint skin weights in VR, using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
MotionBuilder
Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2019
Mocap editing app gets Clean Up Scene tool, updates to the Story Window and Camera Switcher.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Autodesk ships Maya 2019 and Maya LT 2019
Both get improved Viewport 2.0 performance; Maya gets cached playback for animation previews.
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
Discover how pioneering CG short Construct was created
Director Kevin Margo explores Construct's advances in real-time ray tracing at a free event at Gnomon next week.
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
Free tool MeshSync live links Unity to DCC software
Open-source app syncs geometry, lights and cameras between Unity and 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and MotionBuilder.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Epic Games ships free MotionBuilder Live Link for UE4
Free plugin streams mocap data from MotionBuilder to preview it inside Unreal Engine in real time.
Thursday, August 16th, 2018
IKinema unveils Project Studio
New software framework will let users 'mix and match' toolsets from the firm's motion capture data solving and streaming products.
Monday, March 26th, 2018
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.19
Update adds live link plugins for Maya and MotionBuilder, material layers, physical units for lights.
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
OptiTrack ships Motive 2.0
Mocap software for firm's optical tracking systems gets neat ability to 'self-heal' calibration drift, support for OptiTrack Active VR solutions,
Friday, November 17th, 2017
Autodesk ceases sales of Gameware middleware
Scaleform, Navigation, Beast and HumanIK sales stopped on 12 July. Existing users get final source code of some tools.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
Faceware Technologies releases Faceware Live 2.5
Real-time markerless facial mocap system gets new tools for fine-tuning animations, built-in preview characters.
Friday, May 26th, 2017
IKinema releases Action 2.0 for MotionBuilder
Mocap solving and retargeting plugin's new ACP tech auto-fixes common errors like foot slippage.
Saturday, October 29th, 2016
See MotionBuilder mocap data streamed to a HoloLens
Video: Jasper Brekelmans' amazing tech demo displays mocap data on a live 3D avatar in augmented reality.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016