Eye candy: The Desolation of Smaug trailer
Weta's environments look lovely, but dragons are to be heard and not seen in the latest teaser for The Hobbit.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
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Autodesk announces 2014 Extension releases
Updated: Max, Maya and Mudbox extensions now available: nothing for Softimage or MotionBuilder this time.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Arion 2.5 to add new Caustics and Shadows AOVs
Now shipping: update also boosts raytracing speed, maximum render size, adds link to HDR Light Studio.
Monday, September 30th, 2013
Video: why Blender's interface is 'broken'
Before you post your flames... watch Andrew Price's detailed and well-researched video in its entirety.
Friday, September 27th, 2013
Video: layered materials in Unreal Engine 4
Updated with new video: see how Epic's next-gen game engine was used in its Infiltrator tech demo.
Friday, September 27th, 2013
Autodesk posts Leap Motion plugin for MotionBuilder
Free R&D plugin lets users of the Kinect-like device puppeteer characters live inside MotionBuilder.
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
ftrack releases ftrack 2.0
Low-cost production-tracking system gets extensive overhaul, better compatibility with Nuke and Hiero.
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
The Peachy Printer: a DIY 3D printer for under CAD $100
Back the Kickstarter campaign and get a kit of parts to build your own photolithographic printer for $100.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
DNA Research releases 3Delight for Softimage 4.0
RenderMan-compliant renderer gets new interactive relighting workflow, speed boost of up to ten times.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
Eloi Andaluz releases Demolition Master 1.6
3ds Max destruction plugin adds support for proxies, Bullet physics. The demo video is a lot of fun, too.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Aartform releases Curvy 3D 3.0
Cheap, intuitive modeller strengthens toolset with new ZBrush-like mesh subdivision and decimation systems.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Lagoa buys 3DTin
Cloud-based rendering service buys browser-based modelling tool to improve its scene-editing capabilities.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
e-on releases free PLE edition of The Plant Factory
Learning edition has the tools of the $1,495 Producer edition, but renders are marked and export is limited.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013