Pixar announces RenderMan for Katana
New free plugin gives users access to RenderMan Pro Server features within the lighting and look dev tool.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
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Eye candy: Gnomon's new Best of Term student reels
Check out eight new compilation videos showing the best new work from students at the top CG school.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Old Softimage licences will remain valid after 2016
Autodesk also to offer subscription customers access to Softimage even after support is withdrawn.
Monday, March 10th, 2014
Eye candy: the making of God of War 'From Ashes'
Allan McKay's neat 30-minute video explains how the ash effects from the Super Bowl spot were created.
Monday, March 10th, 2014
Otoy makes OctaneRender 1.2 free to students
Got an educational email address? Download the GPU-based renderer plus 3ds Max and Blender plugins.
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Allegorithmic announces Substance Painter
Updated: Radical new games texturing app now in open beta. Pre-order it on Steam and save $74.
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Faceware launches Indie Facial Mocap Package
New bundle deal saves $700 on Lite versions of firm's facial mocap software and GoPro headcam.
Thursday, March 6th, 2014
Sneak peek: magnetic modelling in 3ds Max 2015
See the first teaser of the new smart modelling workflow in the upcoming release - an official one, this time.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
Softimage died to help Max and Maya, says Autodesk
'Best of the strengths' of the software to transition to sister apps as firm refocuses development efforts.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Autodesk to discontinue Softimage?
Now confirmed: the upcoming 2015 release of Softimage will be the last. Product support runs until 2016.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Download eight free 3D characters from xoio-air
Based on scans of real people, provided in MAX and OBJ format, and licensed for commercial use.
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
Trimble ships SketchUp 2014
Better compatibility with BIM tools for Pro users; plus speed boosts and WebGL support in 3D Warehouse.
Friday, February 28th, 2014
Golaem ships Golaem Crowd 3.1
Maya crowd-simulation system gets new visual debugging system, support for Arnold's mtoa 1.x plugin.
Friday, February 28th, 2014