Autodesk Labs unveils Autodesk Raytracer for Max
Free tech preview offers 'easy-to-use physically based rendering' in 3ds Max, both locally and in the cloud.
Thursday, October 8th, 2015
Free Resources
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
F12 releases The Grove
Create realistic vegetation for use in Blender or export to other DCC apps with this neat new tree generator.
Monday, October 5th, 2015
Come to Gnomon's Crafting Star Citizen's 3D Concepts
Discover how the space sim's ships were designed at a free event at the school's LA campus on 8 October, or watch it online.
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
PixelSquid releases new free Photoshop plugin
Browse the site's library of 3D models, position them directly in Photoshop comps, then download the render passes free.
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Fabric Software ships Fabric Engine 2
Create complex CG tools without coding with Fabric's long-awaited new visual programming system.
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Sketchfab's models of the month: September 2015
See the best real-time assets of the month, some freely downloadable: from Van Gogh to game characters.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
Pixologic announces ZBrush to KeyShot Pro
ZBrush users to get new live-linked $400 Pro edition of Luxion's renderer, but few more details yet.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
See The Art of ZBrush at the Gnomon Gallery
See the work of over 40 leading ZBrush artists at a free exhibition at the LA gallery until 4 November.
Monday, September 28th, 2015
Eye candy: Zero-Day
Watch Beeple's mesmerising new CG short, then download all of the Cinema 4D project files for free.
Friday, September 25th, 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
Get 20 free physically based RenderMan material presets
Updated: get LollipopShaders' free multi-purpose presets for RenderMan's PxrDisney material.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015