ARTVPS releases Shaderlight 2 for SketchUp
Interactive rendering plug-in gains animation support and option to swap out billboards for 3D models.
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Free Resources
One to bookmark: Reference! Reference!
Need a video of a dwarf or a man twirling his mustache? This free animation reference library has both.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
3ds Max to get Bullet physics plug-in
Mir Vadim posts work-in-progress videos of Bullet support in his RayFire dynamics add-on.
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Watch Autodesk's Siggraph 2011 masterclasses online
Free training sessions on next-gen head modelling, animation in Maya and Softimage, and VFX in Max.
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
See the best videos created using Project Photofly
Watch our pick of the work created using Autodesk's neat new online image-based modelling service.
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
$10,000 contest launches free version of Lumion
Create a movie in the new non-commercial edition of Act-3D's real-time renderer and win cash prizes.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
DNA Research cuts price of 3Delight for Maya
Version 6 of the RenderMan-compliant renderer drops the cost of a quad-core licence to just $400.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
HDR Light Studio Pro gets new KeyShot plug-in
Design lighting set-ups inside KeyShot in real time, then export the results as a custom HDR file.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Sneak peek: ZBrush 4R2's new DynaMesh feature
True digital clay comes a step nearer with Pixologic's new auto-retopology feature, due next month.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Autodesk buys Numenus raytracing technology
Company acquires staff and code from the developer of the RenderGin NURBS rendering software.
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Autodesk releases free Mac OS X video effects app
Warp video in real time or control fire and smoke with your body movements with the new Motion FX.
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Epic releases new Unreal Development Kit beta
Monthly update to the free edition of Unreal Engine 3 adds new in-game movie capture, better material editor.
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Red Giant ships Trapcode Suite 11 for After Effects
Particle tool Trapcode Form gets a major upgrade in the latest update to Peder Norrby's VFX plug-ins.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011