Sneak peek: Lumion 6
See footage rendered in the next version of the real-time visualisation software, but no feature list just yet.
Friday, October 16th, 2015
new features
Side Effects ships Houdini 15 and Houdini Engine 2.0
Wide-ranging update adds new modelling, animation, simulation tools; native support for RenderMan RIS shaders.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Autodesk acquires iDraw, rebrands it as Graphic
Indeeo's GPU-accelerated vector drawing tool rebranded Graphic 3.0 and pressure sensitivity added.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Raylight Games releases XrayUnwrap 2.0 for 3ds Max
Inexpensive one-click UV unwrapping tool gets new options for selecting and organising UVs and handling seams.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Check out the new features in Blender 2.76
Now officially released: Latest update adds initial support for OpenSubdiv, 'huge' viewport performance boost.
Monday, October 12th, 2015
Natron 2.0 ships
Big update to the open-source compositor adds Python support, roto painting and new dopesheet. Check out the new features here.
Friday, October 9th, 2015
GenArts ships Sapphire 9
Suite of plugins for editing and compositing tools gets four diverse new effects, plus advanced options for building your own.
Friday, October 9th, 2015
Next Limit releases Maxwell Render 3.2
Updated, now shipping: Sizeable update to renderer adds features from faster SSS to light-emitting fur.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
Thinkbox Software releases Deadline 7.2
Renderfarm-management tool gets new file-conversion options, support for the NIM production tracker.
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Allegorithmic integrates Iray into Substance Designer
Version 5.3 of the texturing tool adds Nvidia's GPU-accelerated renderer, complete with Yebis post effects.
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Sneak peek: Houdini 15
Updated: See the new crowd sim and simulation slicing options, plus the new Principled PBR shader.
Monday, September 28th, 2015
Red Giant Software releases Magic Bullet Suite 12.1
Updated: Suite of GPU-accelerated grading tools gets new layered grading option, better support for DaVinci Resolve.
Friday, September 25th, 2015
CLO Virtual Fashion ships Marvelous Designer 5
Updated: 3D clothing design app gets new direct positioning tool, better pattern editing, faster sims. Now shipping.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015