IKinema rolls out WebAnimate 2
Updated: Free browser-based mocap editing and retargeting tool now out of beta and ready to use.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
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Autodesk announces new features of Maya 2014
Watch videos of the new modelling, scene assembly and Paint Effects options and the DirectX 11 viewport.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Autodesk announces new features of 3ds Max 2014
Watch videos of the new crowd system, mParticles, Perspective Match and pan and zoom tools.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Luxology ships Modo 701
New particles and dynamics tools, better sculpting workflows: read our full guide to the highlights here.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Maya and Softimage 2014 user guides leak online
Updated: The new feature videos for 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage 2014 are now live on the Autodesk site.
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Sketchfab launches Sketchfab.me 3D portfolios
Create an online portfolio and let employers view your models interactively in any WebGL browser.
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Eye candy: the 'official' Life of Pi 2 trailer
Parody video in support of the #VFXprotest campaign shows why blockbusters need effects artists.
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Otoy announces Octane Render Cloud Edition
Developer aims to allow "every single 3D app" to process render jobs in the cloud on up to 128 GPUs.
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Faceware Technologies unveils Retargeter 4.0
New AutoSolve feature in the markerless facial capture system set to slash artists' set-up times.
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Eye candy: Polynoid's MTV Idol idents
Cool spots for the French channel see monochrome birds and beasts burst into trails of light and colour.
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
e-on software releases LumenRT 4 Studio
Real-time visualisation tool gets major new animation, lighting and import options. Price up a lot, too.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
3ds Max sneak peek: image-based lighting in mental ray
New Skylight Illumination from IBL option lets mental ray render scenes using an environment map properly
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Thinkbox Software announces Stoke MX
Drive dense particle simulations using data from lower-count sims from FumeFX or vanilla 3ds Max.
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013