E-on software releases LumenRT VIZ for free
New non-commercial edition gives SketchUp users free access to e-on's real-time rendering system.
Thursday, March 12th, 2015
Free Resources
Red Giant Software releases Universe 1.4
Library of add-ons for compositing apps gets 8 new tools, including a Walking Dead-style Texturize effect.
Thursday, March 12th, 2015
Download 18 free HDRIs from BoCo Studio
Download a set of ultra-hi-res panoramic HDRI exteriors, all licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2015
Get a free region rendering tool for Maya and Arnold
Download Arvid Schneider and Rico Koschmitzky's neat add-on for MtoA, plus two new bonus helper tools.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
Gnomon to host free event on the making of Big Hero 6
Discover how Disney created the Oscar-winning animated feature at Gnomon's Hollywood HQ on Thursday 19 March.
Monday, March 9th, 2015
BUF to release complete in-house set of VFX tools
Bcreative and Bpipeline product suites cover the studio's full range of tools, from 3D and compositing to asset management.
Monday, March 9th, 2015
Nvidia releases PhysX source code on GitHub
Get the full C++ source of the top game physics system, including the clothing and destruction libraries.
Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Video: Geomerics' new Enlighten 3 lighting system
See the tech behind Unity 5's new real-time global illumination in action in this neat new demo video.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Marmoset unveils Marmoset Viewer for Toolbag 2
New WebGL exporter will let artists share 3D models in a web browser, with physically based shading.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Our new Source 2 engine will be free, says Valve
Successor to the engine used on Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2 will be 'free to content developers'.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Unity launches new free Unity 5 Personal Edition
Artists earning under $100,000/year now get all the features of Unity 5. Pro users get extra cloud tools.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5
Now shipping: leading game engine gets real-time GI, physically based shading, new audio-editing tools.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Eye candy: the GDC 2015 Unreal Engine sizzle reel
Watch a beautiful two-minute run-down of the work being created in UE4: from AAA titles to arch viz.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015