Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2018
Update replaces the mental ray renderer with Arnold 5, adds new options for customising the interface and editing motion paths.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
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Frame.io launches Frame.io 2
Streamlined online collaboration and shot review tool gets new client Review Pages system; 'over 100' other new workflow features.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.5
Videos: see the new fracturing and liquid simulation options in the 3ds Max particle and physics plugin.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Ziva Dynamics releases free trial of Ziva VFX for Maya
Test the Maya skin and muscle system used on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for free.
Monday, April 10th, 2017
Blackstar Software launches Model3D
Streamlined iPad modelling app is aimed at pro users, and optimised for the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
Friday, April 7th, 2017
Redshift team to make Redshift available on Macs
Popular GPU-based renderer coming to OS X. Maya version to ship first, with Cinema 4D and Houdini to follow.
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
AXYZ design ships Anima 2.5
3ds Max and Cinema 4D crowd animation tool gets new mask based character variation system, Collada and V-Ray scene export.
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.6
Check out the intelligent new progressive lightmapper and dynamic navigation mesh system.
Monday, April 3rd, 2017
Master Environment Creation for Film and Cinematics
New Gnomon tutorial reveals how to create a photorealistic 3D environment from start to finish.
Sunday, April 2nd, 2017
D3CRYPT3D aims to protect your 3D models from piracy
Updated: Beta 2 of new anti-piracy tech for preventing unauthorised use of 3D models available free.
Saturday, April 1st, 2017
e-on software releases PlantFactory 2016 R2
Plant-generation tool gets new options for generating low-poly assets for use in real-time work.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
e-on software ships Vue Infinite and Vue xStream 2016 R2
Digital environment tools get support for up to 16 viewports, can now render 360-degree output.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.5 for Maya
Sizeable update to renderer adds interactive lights, better interactive look dev, resumable rendering.
Thursday, March 30th, 2017