LuxRender 1.4 ships
Free physically based renderer moves to new core architecture; renders 'at least two times faster'.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Free Resources
Miquel Campos releases mGear for Maya for free
Download this open source modular character rigging framework, based on the Gear system for Softimage.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Gnomon releases Sculpting a Dragon with ZBrush
Four-hour video provides a complete guide to creature modelling: from ZSpheres to finished digital sculpt.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes 1502
3D tracking tool gets improved export to Fusion, neat new system for overcoming lens distortion.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Autodesk to go subscription only on 1 February 2016
Firm to phase out perpetual licences of 3ds Max, Maya in favour of monthly or yearly pay-as-you-go pricing.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Guardians of the Galaxy: from page to screen
Rodney Fuentebella reveals how Marvel's viz dev team helped turn a B-list comic into a box-office smash.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Download organic art software Substance for free
Get Stephane Marty's intuitive 3D fractal and organic art tool and the Emulsion physically based renderer.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
See Gnomon's eye-popping 2015 student reel
See a ten-minute compilation of the best new work created by full-time students at the leading CG school.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Download 10 free Substance procedural materials
Get Arvin Villapando's new brick, rock and sidewalk materials, for use in Max, Maya, Modo, UDK or Unity.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Digital Rebellion rolls out Kollaborate 1.3
Share, comment or annotate videos via your web browser with the cloud-based collaboration platform.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Google Earth Pro goes free to use
Plan location shoots or visualisation work accurately with the formerly $399-a-year 3D mapping system.
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
VFX breakdowns of the month: January 2015
Check out the month's best tech demos, including Tippett Studio, Unit Image and RealtimeUK.
Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Get The Comprehensive PBR Guide for free
Updated: Master physically based rendering with Allegorithmic's concise PDF guide. Part 2 out now.
Friday, January 30th, 2015