Thinkbox Software ships Stoke MX for 3ds Max
Interesting new 'particle reflow' tool helps users layer small sims from many sources to create bigger ones.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
e-on software releases Vue 11.5 Infinite and xStream
Environment-creation tools get new collision options for EcoParticles, new Color Channel Editor.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Planetside releases free edition of Terragen 2.5
Free limited-resolution edition of the landscape tool gains FBX support, new Card node for billboards.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Eye candy: real-time visualisation in CryEngine 3
Beautiful new showreel from French visualisation studio Enodo proves CryEngine does more than games.
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Umolab launches web store for ultra-realistic 3D models
Need an accurate model of a real household appliance? Check out this collection of hand-vetted assets.
Friday, April 26th, 2013
7 things we learned from creating Flight in the cloud
Atomic Fiction was the first studio to render all the VFX for an A-list movie online. Co-founder Ryan Tudhope shares his tips.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
One to bookmark: The Mari Channel
Peter Aversten's texturing and look dev training blog includes videos on Maya, RenderMan... and yep, Mari.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Eye candy: the Ratchet & Clank movie trailer
You won't see much of the plot, but Rainmaker's teaser for the movie of the game is a neat animated skit.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
AAA Studio cuts educational price of FurryBall to €99
Students and teachers can now get a copy of the GPU-accelerated Maya renderer for under $130 a year.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Can Lagoa drive 3D work into the cloud?
Cult developer Thiago Costa tells us why he believes the future of high-end CG lies online.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes for Linux
Pro edition of the 3D tracker now works with most distros. Price up slightly on Windows or Mac editions.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Render_autosave saves Max renders in progress
Take the sting out of crashes with this free script to save and resume long mental ray and V-Ray renders.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Prêt-à-3D releases Reality 3 for Poser
Updated plugin taps the unbiased LuxRender engine to boost realism of renders with minimal tweaking.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013