VFX artists stage protests at Academy Awards
400 march on ceremony itself, more protest online over snub to Rhythm & Hues' Oscar acceptance speech.
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Free Resources
Blender 2.66 adds Bullet physics, Dynamic Topology
Impressive update adds high-end rigid-body dynamics, true claylike sculpting to the open-source app.
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
iToo Software ships Forest Pack 4 for 3ds Max
Vegetation scattering plugin now compatible with V-Ray, Maxwell, Arion, Octane and Thea Render.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Motiva releases Thea for 3ds Max
New plugin integrates Thea Render engine inside Max, including support for Particle Flow and instancing.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 8.2
Free update to digital-paint-cum-VFX tool adds basic terrain generation, GPU support, new Bokeh filter.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Epic adds Substance support to Unreal Engine
See Allegorithmic's parametric texture format in action in UE3 in the very Lovecraftian 'Beneath' demo.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Autodesk releases 123D Creature
Fun iPad app sculpts and poses characters via a skeletal system, then readies them for 3D printing.
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Download a free hi-res scan of a male torso from Ten24
Updated: Along with the original textured ZTL file, get a new free full-body scan of a clothed male figure.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Autodesk releases ExplodeGeometry for Max
Autodesk Developer Network's free plugin of the month... er, explodes geometry. In 3ds Max.
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Laubwerk releases new 3ds Max procedural plants kit
Try Plants Kit 1's easily editable high-detail assets before you buy with the bonus 'Freebie' edition.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Lynx Laboratories creates 'point-and-shoot 3D camera'
New Lynx A camera promises all-in-one 3D scanner and mocap system for the price of a full-frame DSLR.
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Chaos Group ships V-Ray 2.4 for 3ds Max
Update to renderer adds support for Alembic geometry, instancing within V-Ray RT, Hair Farm hair.
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Southpaw Technology open-sources Tactic
Updated: Free asset-management system Tactic Team now runs on Mac OS X as well as Windows.
Thursday, February 7th, 2013