Exocortex Technologies releases ImplosiaFX
Create animated destruction with the ace Softimage developer's custom shatter and fracture plugin.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Luxion unveils KeyShot 3.1
Update to the real-time rendering tool to add new metallic paint material, interactive HDR editing.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Fabric Engine shows off browser-based rigging tool
Proof-of-concept tool showcases new web application development platform, due for release this March.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
DAZ 3D: why we gave our software away for free
Last week, DAZ gave away 3D software worth tens of millions of dollars. This week, they tell us why.
Friday, February 10th, 2012
Mocap.nl launches new on-demand capture service
Upload a reference video and get the move recorded professionally, for around $300 per five minutes.
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Check out p3d.in - free new online model display tool
Share 3D models with clients or workmates with this plugin-free WebGL-based viewing service.
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new mCloth cloth sim system
New video shows cloth, particles and rigid bodies interacting via 3ds Max's MassFX unified simulations.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Rango cleans up at the 2012 VES awards
Takes home four statues to sit next to last week's Annie Award. Apes, Hugo and Transformers all take two.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Chaos Group releases update to V-Ray for Maya 2.0
Free upgrade adds dedicated new hair material, improvements to GPU-based interactive preview renderer.
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Control Maya or 3ds Max by iPhone with CadRemote
Maide releases free iPhone app for navigating 3D software. Mouse control and sketch tools cost $2.99.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Sneak peek: The future of 3ds Max
Autodesk posts video of fixes for 'Small Annoying Things' and hints at new functionality in 3ds Max 2013.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Rango wins out at the revamped Annie Awards
Gongs far more evenly divided this year, following changes to voting process and end of Disney boycott.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Sneak peek: RealFlow 2013
Forthcoming update to Next Limit's fluid simulation software to add speedy Hybrido 2 implicit solver.
Friday, February 3rd, 2012