Autodesk releases 123D Creature
Fun iPad app sculpts and poses characters via a skeletal system, then readies them for 3D printing.
Friday, February 15th, 2013
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Download a free hi-res scan of a male torso from Ten24
Updated: Along with the original textured ZTL file, get a new free full-body scan of a clothed male figure.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Eye candy: Blur Studio's Elder Scrolls Online teaser
Updated: Read an interview with senior CG supervisor Jerome Denjean on Blur's 3D work.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
CoreCG releases MentalCore 1.5 for Maya
Mental ray rendering toolkit gets new Light Select and Diagnostic passes, better architectural light shader.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Adobe cuts Aussie prices ahead of government probe
Monthly Creative Cloud subscription cut to AU$49.99, in line with the US. Will boxed software follow suit?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Eye candy: the new Arnold renderer showreel
Recent outings at Digic Pictures and Psyop prove that the raytrace renderer is not "just for big studios".
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
VFX breakdown: the making of Little Kaiju
Animation director Nick Losq runs through the pipeline for this cute but gritty anime-inspired VFX short.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Autodesk releases ExplodeGeometry for Max
Autodesk Developer Network's free plugin of the month... er, explodes geometry. In 3ds Max.
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Spoof UFO video becomes YouTube hit, Wired story
Check out some nice work by Meni Tsirbas and his Gnomon students. Can you guess how much is CGI?
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Shotgun merges with Tank and Revolver
Get the production-management system, asset manager and shot review tool in one for $49 per month.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Laubwerk releases new 3ds Max procedural plants kit
Try Plants Kit 1's easily editable high-detail assets before you buy with the bonus 'Freebie' edition.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Why the visual effects business is failing
Tax breaks partly - but only partly - to blame for recent layoffs, says Digital Domain co-founder Scott Ross.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Watch the evolution of real-time graphics since 2000
See graphics emerge from the Stone Age in this two-hour montage of GPU demos and benchmarks.
Friday, February 8th, 2013