Pixar and DreamWorks announce OpenSubdiv 3.0
Big update to open-source subdivision surfaces libraries boosts CPU performance 10 times.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
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Video Copilot releases Element 3D V2.2
GPU-accelerated tool for rendering 3D models inside After Effects adds new options for working with grouped objects.
Friday, June 19th, 2015
Corona Renderer 1.1 for 3ds Max ships
Update to popular 3ds Max renderer adds new, faster Bitmap shader and improves handling of particles.
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Adobe rolls out Creative Cloud 2015 updates
Photoshop CC 2015 adds new normal mapping and poly reduction options, smart noise and film grain.
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.8
Updated: Now officially shipping. New downloadable .exe file for the UE4 Kite demo due this week, too.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Unity Technologies ships Unity 5.1
Free update to the game engine improves support for VR workflows, and adds new HDR colour picker.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 1.4
Next-gen texturing tool gets new AO channel - plus much-requested option to paint straight lines.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Polygonal Design releases Unfold3D Generation 9
Big update to UV unwrapping tool adds neat brush-based workflows for optimising UVs; UDIM support and Lua scripting.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Luxion unveils KeyShot 6
New video: next update to the renderer to add node-based material system, interior lighting, region rendering.
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
Chaos Group releases V-Ray for 3ds Max 3.20
New video: Service pack adds new VR cameras, GPU-based texture baking, option to render fluid sims.
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
Marmoset releases Toolbag 2.07
Turn models into photorealistic 3D presentations to view in a browser with the new Marmoset Viewer.
Friday, June 5th, 2015
The Foundry ships NPR 2 Kit for Modo
Add-on for creating stylised render effects gets new XToon shader, options for blending in indirect lighting and reflections.
Friday, June 5th, 2015
Digimania releases RenderDigimania 1.06
Updated: High-speed GPU-based renderer for animated series gets native Maya material export system.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015