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Friday, February 25th, 2011
Free Resources
GroBoto 3 gets real-time Boolean editing features
New release positions funky organic art tool as a 'more pragmatic' general-purpose modelling tool.
Friday, February 25th, 2011
OptiTrack announces two sub-$2,000 mocap systems
Optical mocap firm to show two new budget out-of-the-box tracking systems at GDC.
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Di-O-Matic releases sub-$1,500 facial mocap system
New Maskerad system promises to extract detailed facial performances from a single reference video.
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Tech preview: TopoGun 2.0
Check out these new feature videos for the promising low-cost standalone retopology package.
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Get complete MAXScript 101 training course free online
MAXScript creator John Wainwright releases his celebrated video training course to 3ds Max users.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Download a high-resolution male human head for free
Available in ZTL or OBJ format from Ten 24's website, along with the full LightWave scene files.
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Get AE Render Manager: free render-control utility
Motion design studio Monologue releases fuss-free GUI for After Effects command-line renders.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Sign up for free making of Tron: Legacy event
500 places available for afternoon session with Tron's art and design team at Gnomon's Hollywood HQ.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Luxion releases free speed-boosting update to KeyShot
Near-real-time GI renderer also adds native import support for SketchUp 8.
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Review: Digital Painting Techniques Volume 2
3DTotal's latest book repeats a familiar format. Lucky it also repeats the magic, says Fernando Caire.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
View a full episode from VES Award-nominated anime
Producer of Cat Shit One releases first episode online for free, and appeals for fan support.
Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Download 130 free plant models from Xfrog
Fully licensed for commercial use, and spanning a range of formats, including OBJ, LWO, C4D, 3DS.
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011