2020 CGarchitect rendering survey shows trends in arch viz
V-Ray and Corona top list of most popular architectural renderers, but use of Twinmotion, Enscape and UE4 also rising.
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Stingray
StemCell converts 3ds Max, Maya files to UE4 and Unity
Updated: TurboSquid tech converts files in the native format of one 3D app to that of another. Now also exports USDZ files.
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2019
Now shipping: Watch videos of the new features, including support for Open Shading Language and the Advanced Wood procedural map.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
Autodesk discontinues Stingray
Sales of the game engine to stop on 7 January 2018, but the last release will still be bundled with Maya LT 'for now'.
Friday, December 15th, 2017
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.4, 3ds Max Interactive 2.0
Core app gets new fluid simulation options; Stingray-based 'VR engine' gets support for IES light profiles.
Friday, December 8th, 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
The best new CG software from Siggraph 2016
We round up over 30 of the key new tools to be announced at the show, from full 3D packages to plugins.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Autodesk ships Stingray 1.3
Game engine gets new fur, cloth and clear coat shaders, plus support for texture streaming and Nvidia's APEX real-time cloth simulation system.
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
Autodesk ships Stingray 1.2
Update to game engine adds new animation workflows, multicore compilation, HTC Vive support.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
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
Autodesk launches Stingray game engine
New engine to ship on 19 August from $30/month, with suite of supporting middleware. Free to Maya LT users.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
Autodesk unveils Stingray game engine
New product based on the core technology from the Bitsquid engine to go on show at GDC 2015.
Monday, March 2nd, 2015