RandomControl releases Arion 1.6
Second major update to software in three weeks offers support for rendering scenes of infinite size.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
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New site offers users 100% profit from model sales
Now out of beta: pay a flat fee to sell models through CGTrader, and pocket the rest of the profits.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software
Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Read excerpts of Jamie Cardoso's new book for free
Arch viz artist posts extracts from 3D Realism: Practical and Easy Workflows on his blog.
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Happy holidays to all CG Channel readers
Season's greetings and goodwill to all men: just fewer site updates. Normal service resumes in January.
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
WetWork releases Snow 2.0 plugin for RealFlow
Update to RealFlow snow simulator adds rigid body interaction, fracture simulation and friction controls.
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Autodesk acquires mystery tech from T-Splines
Could the buyout lead to a version of the NURBS-like T-Splines modelling system for Maya once again?
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Refractive Software ships OctaneRender for 3ds Max
New plugin enables artists to use physically accurate GPU-based renderer directly inside 3ds Max.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Thinkbox ships Deadline 5.1, Krakatoa MX 2.0
Render-management system and particle renderer get shiny new updates, just in time for Christmas.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
IKinema trials free online mocap-editing system
WebAnimate enables users to edit or retarget motion data in a web browser via a Maya-like interface.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Maide Control: control Maya or 3ds Max via your iPad
Clever app lets users to navigate 3D scenes or apply modelling commands via the touch screen.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
E-on software releases free versions of Vue 10
For testing purposes, at least. Check out the Vue 10 PLE and Vue 10 for 3D Artists Trial Version here.
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
HDR Labs ships sIBL_GUI 4.0
Free tool for creating 'Smart IBL' setups for faster HDR renders gets new UI and performance boost.
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011