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New plugin embeds the GPU-accelerated physically based renderer directly within Maya.

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Crowd simulator now shows your actors directly within the Maya render window, rather than baking geometry.

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Eye candy: Ladybug

See Chilean studio Leyenda's calling card to the cinematics market, done in just seven weeks of part-time work.

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Pro card or games card? The NYC 3ds Max user group sets out to settle which is better for 3D work.

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Good news if you've got copies of Maya, Photoshop et al gathering dust at the back of your hard drive.

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

See footage of sessions from the studio's recent workshop, hosted by the stars of the Softimage world.

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Render 3ds Max or Maya scenes in a fraction of the time taken on your desktop via this new online service.

Sunday, July 1st, 2012

One man, $17k, 280 FX shots: how Chris Herrick created high-power visuals for this low-budget thriller.

Saturday, June 30th, 2012

Update to the 3ds Max particle tool adds Bullet physics, car simulation and soft bodies. See them all here.

Friday, June 29th, 2012

Friday, June 29th, 2012

Use this inexpensive plugin to create AR content in 3ds Max or SketchUp - and now Maya and Cinema 4D.

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

Paprika meets the land of Guinness, in this short, sweet and anime-inspired Annecy festival opener.

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

Interesting online service lets users create physically accurate renders from a low-spec Windows laptop.

Thursday, June 28th, 2012