Fabric Software releases Fabric Engine 2.3
Cool 'Blocks' functionality makes CG tools development platform's visual programming even more accessible to non-coders.
Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Free Resources
ftrack gets integration with Cinema 4D and 3ds Max
Free plugins let users access the cloud-based production tracking system directly within Max and C4D.
Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Pixar ships RenderMan 21
Major update to the heavyweight production renderer adds Pixar's own in-house shaders and lights, removes Reyes rendering and RSL.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Blender add-on mimics the PxrDisney shader in Cycles
Updated: Onelvxe Studios' add-on mimics RenderMan's 'ubershader' in Blender. Now a paid-for product as well as a free beta.
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Discover how Legend put Stan Lee in VR
See a special making-of session on Stan Lee's Cosmic Crusaders at Gnomon's LA HQ on Thursday 28 July. Watch free online.
Monday, July 18th, 2016
Side Effects cuts Houdini educational pricing
Education edition now available to colleges for $75/year, and free to high schools and instructors.
Friday, July 15th, 2016
DNA Research ships beta of 3Delight for Katana
RenderMan-compliant production renderer gets new Katana edition with improved support for OSL.
Friday, July 15th, 2016
Come to Substance Days at Gnomon next week
See three days of 3D texturing masterclasses from firms like Naughty Dog at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
Review: Iray for 3ds Max
Jason Lewis benchmarks the new, more powerful plugin version of Nvidia's GPU-based renderer with a range of real-world graphics cards.
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
PipelineFX introduces metered licensing for Qube!
Rent licences of the renderfarm manager on the fly; pay per minute at a rate equivalent to $0.10/hour.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Ephere releases Ornatrix for Maya
Popular 3ds Max hair plugin now out for Maya. Supports Nucleus physics and Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift and RenderMan rendering.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
AlphaVFX ships BulletFX 4
Fast-evolving 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets revamped FLIP fluid, cloth and FEM solvers, better V-Ray support, plus more streamlined UI.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
See how to create hyper realistic ZBrush characters
Watch WWE lead character artist Hossein Diba sculpt Stone Cold Steve Austin in Gnomon's new ZBrush masterclass.
Monday, July 11th, 2016