Solid Angle ships Arnold 5

Release improves speed and quality, adds new physically based shaders. Updated: new Houdini plugin HtoA 2.0 now available.

Friday, April 21st, 2017

Sneak peek: Arnold 5

See new features due in the next release of the renderer, including a physically based hair shader, better volumetrics, and support for OSL.

Friday, March 31st, 2017

Red Giant releases Magic Bullet Suite 13

Suite of colour correction tools gets extended GPU support, new Renoiser plugin. Price up $100.

Thursday, October 27th, 2016

Red Giant ships Trapcode Suite 13.1 for After Effects

Free update to plugin suite adds new options for path-based 3D geometry generator Trapcode Tao.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

Autodesk unveils Maya 2017

Update adds new clip-based Time Editor, more XGen and Bifrost simulation options. Arnold now installed by default, not mental ray.

Monday, July 25th, 2016

Sketchfab's models of the month: June 2016

See the month's best real-time CG models, including the Star Citizen Next Great Starship contest winner.

Friday, July 1st, 2016

Sketchfab's models of the month: April 2016

See the best CG models uploaded to Sketchfab this month, from 3D pixel art to this cute anime homage.

Monday, May 2nd, 2016

Sketchfab's models of the month: January 2016

See the best real-time 3D models uploaded to the site this month, including amazing anime fan art.

Monday, February 1st, 2016

Sketchfab's models of the month: November 2015

See the best real-time assets of the month, from Terry Pratchett fan art to this free animated game model.

Monday, November 30th, 2015

Videos: the best of Siggraph 2015's technical papers

Watch our pick of the show's hottest research - from recreating fine skin details to simulating mayonnaise.

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

Zoic Studios ships $10 iPad app for viewing virtual sets

ZEUS:Scout lets users build and navigate virtual environments and comp them into live video footage.

Monday, August 4th, 2014

Amberlight lets you 'paint' with particle fields

New procedural art tool from the creator of Flame Painter generates arresting swirls, glows and light trails.

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Autodesk announces 2014 Extension releases

Updated: Max, Maya and Mudbox extensions now available: nothing for Softimage or MotionBuilder this time.

Tuesday, October 1st, 2013