Side Effects Software releases Houdini 16
Updated: 'Largest ever' Houdini update adds autorigging, more simulation tools, terrain system. Now shipping.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
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3d-io releases Exr-IO 1.02 for Photoshop
Updated: Handy free plugin lets PS load or save multi-layer EXR files. Now supports batch processing.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
Basefount ships Miarmy 5.2
Maya crowd simulation software gets new blendshape pipeline for handling facial animation, plus new tools for editing simulation caches.
Monday, February 20th, 2017
Redshift devs release Redshift for Houdini
New integration plugin for the GPU renderer supports Houdini's native primitives, instancing and volumes.
Saturday, February 18th, 2017
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.15
Update improves texture streaming and tonemapping, adds support for Nintendo Switch and HDR displays.
Thursday, February 16th, 2017
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes 1702
Update to 3D tracking software adds full native solving of 360-degree video, new lens calibration system.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 6
Big update adds new tools for recreating real-world materials via photogrammetry, 32-bit workflow, 8K texture baking.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
Blender 2.78b ships
New update improves speed of Blender's Cycles renderer over 10x on shots with motion blur and hair.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
Visit Gnomon's 2017 Student Show
Free exhibition of the best new student art work created at the leading CG school opens on Friday.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
Rotem Shiffman releases VFB+ 2.8 for 3ds Max for free
New version of advanced, renderer agnostic frame buffer tool for 3ds Max now available as freeware.
Monday, February 13th, 2017
How Feast's Patrick Osborne directed his first VR short
See the Oscar-winning director discuss the making of PEARL at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday. Watch free onine.
Monday, February 13th, 2017
Download Kungfujackrabbit Studio's 12 free Arnold shaders
Get 12 free metal, plastic and glass shaders for Arnold and Maya 2017, all licensed for commercial use.
Sunday, February 12th, 2017
Get four free Renderpeople 3D character models
Updated: New figures are fully rigged for 3ds Max, Maya, C4D. All are licensed for commercial use.
Sunday, February 12th, 2017