NewTek announces new features of LightWave 11
Extensive update to feature former CORE technologies like Bullet physics: due to ship by end of year.
Friday, November 11th, 2011
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Autodesk releases two new free consumer 3D apps
Launches new 123D Make prototyping software and rebrands Project Photofly as 123D Catch.
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Epic posts training videos from Unreal University
Watch 10 one-hour sessions on working with Unreal Engine 3, recorded in Montreal last week.
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Q&A: Kratos character animator Bruno Velazquez
The man who brings God of War's antihero to life reveals his tips for better games combat animation.
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Eye candy: Polynoid's MTV Europe awards titles
Loom's creators abandon spiders for sea anemones in this trippy underwater-themed ident.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Golaem releases Golaem Crowd 1.3 for Maya
New crowd simulation system gets IK and Look At behaviours. Price now fixed at $4,999.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Autodesk buys games AI firm GRIP Entertainment
Creator of the Digital Extra System incorporated into Unreal Engine 3 and other AI middleware tools.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Esri ships CityEngine 2011
Updated: Vue edition of procedural city-generation software retained, despite product line-up being cut to Basic and Advanced editions.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Refractive Software unveils OctaneRender for 3ds Max
New plugin to enable artists to use the physically accurate GPU-based renderer directly inside 3ds Max.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Hippolyte Mounier releases PhotoSculpt Textures 2
Update to 3D texture-generation tool boosts processing speed, adds autorotation and autocalibration.
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Q&A: David Lesperance, environment sculptor
Sculpting isn't just for characters, says the Blizzard veteran: it's there for everything from trees to rubble.
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Maxwell Render now free for Google SketchUp
For images under 800 pixels in size, at least, thanks to Next Limit's new standalone rendering plug-in.
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Next Limit releases Maxwell Render Suite 2.6
Physically correct render engine gets support for fur, particles, and improved displacement algorithm.
Friday, November 4th, 2011