KeyShot to get native support for 3ds Max, Maya
New plugins will let easy-to-use real-time renderer to play nicely with DCC software, not just CAD apps.
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Free Resources
Xfrog Inc. releases Xfrog for Cinema 4D 5
Plant-generation tool updated to work with Cinema 4D R12 and R13, ships at temporary 30% discount.
Monday, November 28th, 2011
NFB releases PixStop: free stop-motion app
Child-friendly app offers iPad owners basic stop-motion and pixilation capabilities.
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Quixel releases nD02: new normal mapping tool
Generate and preview normal and AO maps entirely inside Photoshop with this intuitive new plug-in.
Friday, November 25th, 2011
e-on software ships entire Vue 10 product line
Update to landscape generation software features new tools for routing roads and placing rocks.
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Next Limit releases new one-hour RealFlow tutorial
Discover the joy of working with nodes in this live recording of the first RealFlow 2012 webinar.
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Pixologic announces free 'ZBrush 4R2b' update
Increasingly oddly titled upcoming update to 'polish the rough corners' of the recent ZBrush 4R2 release.
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Get 20 free cutout people from Pixel Flakes
Visualisation agency releases set of free stock characters with shadow templates for use in design work.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
3D-Coat 3.7 ships
Hefty update to sculpting and retopology package adds AppLink import/export plug-ins, improved Booleans and instancing tools.
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Javier Edo releases Forger: cool sculpting app for iPad
New tool from the Double Negative TD looks considerably more ZBrush-like than existing apps.
Friday, November 11th, 2011
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
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