Sneak peek: next-gen animation tool Akeytsu
Updated: interesting artist-friendly rigging tool now out in beta. Try it for free until the commercial release.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
Free Resources
Download Maxime Roz's six free high-res interior HDRIs
Updated: New pack of five free HDRI interiors available. All 7K images, licensed for commercial use.
Monday, June 29th, 2015
Get Igor Grinchesku's 17 free UV checker maps
Bored of plain old black-and-white maps? Download 17 colourful free designs, in PNG and PSD formats.
Sunday, June 28th, 2015
Check out new mesh conversion tool ArtMesh
Interesting work-in-progress app automatically converts triangular meshes to quads.
Thursday, June 25th, 2015
DAZ 3D ships Victoria 7
Popular stock figure gets new facial rig, plus OpenSubdiv and UDIM support to increase compatibility with other 3D apps.
Thursday, June 25th, 2015
Science.D.Visions ships 3DEqualizer 4 Release 4
High-end camera tracker gets improved network calculation, expanded Python support, new monthly rental options.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
You can do it! VFX releases Nyx Voltron
Handy new tool lets users live-link (almost) anything in 3ds Max to its equivalent in After Effects. Try it free until 31 July.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
Get Christophe Desse's free 3D character models
Download some of the Naughty Dog artist's creations, including an OBJ/FBX Space Soldier and a ZTL male human head.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
Maxon unveils Cinema 4D plugin for Houdini Engine
Updated: Free plugin to make Houdini's VFX tools accessible inside C4D now out in public beta.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
Download Thibault Houdon's free hi-res Clouds Pack
Get 115 free cloud photos, suitable for CG backplates or in matte work. Licensed for commercial use.
Monday, June 22nd, 2015
Video Copilot releases Element 3D V2.2
GPU-accelerated tool for rendering 3D models inside After Effects adds new options for working with grouped objects.
Friday, June 19th, 2015
Corona Renderer 1.1 for 3ds Max ships
Update to popular 3ds Max renderer adds new, faster Bitmap shader and improves handling of particles.
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Download Pablander's free Multi-Eye ZTool
Create customisable CG eyes with colour and surface detail with Pablo Munoz Gomez's neat ZBrush tool.
Monday, June 15th, 2015