NextLimit adds OpenVDB support to RealFlow
Free update adds support for the DreamWorks-developed volumetric file format, over 70 new graph nodes.
Friday, October 18th, 2013
Free Resources
Video: use mocap data to drive 2D animation
See IKinema's free WebAnimate browser-based retargeting tool in use to create not 3D, but toon animation.
Friday, October 18th, 2013
Animation Mentor releases free Maya character rig
Teach yourself the fundamentals of character work with the animation school's toon-style Stewart rig.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
Escape Motions releases Flame Painter for iOS
Quirky but surprisingly versatile digital painting software released as free app for iPhone and iPad.
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
Autodesk Labs releases Project Miller
New free work-in-progress tool resurfaces meshes for 3D printing and troubleshoots common errors.
Monday, October 14th, 2013
Leopoly puts ZBrush-like tools inside your web browser
Not too many of them yet, mind, but Leonar3do's free online sculpting and 3D painting tool is well worth a look.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Isotropix ships Clarisse iFX 1.5
Updated: innovative hybrid 2D/3D tool gets lots of new render features, Python and Alembic 1.5 support.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Cl3ver rolls out Cl3ver 1.1
Online tool for creating interactive 3D content gets new script and material editors, support for larger scenes.
Friday, October 4th, 2013
Download 13 free 8K HDR panoramas
Artist Mark Curtis releases a set of very nice hi-res HDR images, all licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Faceware Technologies ships Analyzer 2.0, Retargeter 4.0
New Lite editions of the markerless facial mocap tools cut the price of a complete system to $1,190 per seat.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Autodesk posts Leap Motion plugin for MotionBuilder
Free R&D plugin lets users of the Kinect-like device puppeteer characters live inside MotionBuilder.
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
DNA Research releases 3Delight for Softimage 4.0
RenderMan-compliant renderer gets new interactive relighting workflow, speed boost of up to ten times.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
Eloi Andaluz releases Demolition Master 1.6
3ds Max destruction plugin adds support for proxies, Bullet physics. The demo video is a lot of fun, too.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013