NewTek announces new features of LightWave 11
Extensive update to feature former CORE technologies like Bullet physics: due to ship by end of year.
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Free Resources
Autodesk releases two new free consumer 3D apps
Launches new 123D Make prototyping software and rebrands Project Photofly as 123D Catch.
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Refractive Software unveils OctaneRender for 3ds Max
New plugin to enable artists to use the physically accurate GPU-based renderer directly inside 3ds Max.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Hippolyte Mounier releases PhotoSculpt Textures 2
Update to 3D texture-generation tool boosts processing speed, adds autorotation and autocalibration.
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Maxwell Render now free for Google SketchUp
For images under 800 pixels in size, at least, thanks to Next Limit's new standalone rendering plug-in.
Friday, November 4th, 2011
The Foundry ships Ocula 3.0
Set of Nuke stereo workflow plug-ins gets major update, including new retiming and focus-matching tools.
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Maxon releases free After Effects to Cinema 4D plug-in
Export projects from After Effects CS3 and above directly to Cinema 4D R13 with the latest release.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Basefount Technology ships Miarmy Pro 1.0
Pro edition of Maya crowd simulator released at launch price of $570. Download a trial edition for free.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
CG Channel's hardware reviews policy explained
Want to know why we don't cover consumer GPUs (yet)? This FAQ for our online reviews explains all.
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Autodesk acquires MeshMixer
Developer buys experimental tool for mixing and matching parts of other models: new build available now.
Monday, October 31st, 2011
VFX breakdown: the making of ColourBleed
Director and VFX supervisor Peter Szewczyk takes us through the making of his award-winning short.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Get Kaboom: free explosion tool for 3ds Max 2012
Laurent Renaud updates his animated shattering tool to work with 3ds Max 2012's MassFX physics.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Download six free rigs from sci-fi movie Project London
Get a set of Blender vehicle and mech rigs from the indie VFX flick under a Creative Commons licence.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011