Pixar releases Opensubdiv 3.4

Open-source subdivision library used in many DCC tools now supports same feature set for Loop and Catmull-Clark subdivision.

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019

Epic Games buys Twinmotion

Intuitive real-time architectural visualisation tool now free to download until 2020 - including use in commercial work.

Monday, May 13th, 2019

Chaos Group acquires V-RayforC4D from LAUBlab

Buyout expected to speed up development of C4D edition of the renderer, but makes it rental-only.

Monday, November 5th, 2018

Nvidia discontinues Mental Ray

Sales of the standalone renderer and the 3ds Max and Maya plugins stop today. Work on Iray continues via Nvidia's development partners.

Monday, November 20th, 2017

Autodesk ships Flame 2018.3

Fourth update to Flame this year adds 360° viewing mode for VR, new Motion Warp tracking system, improved waveform monitoring.

Friday, October 27th, 2017

e-on software to can Carbon Scatter, CloudFactory Ozone

2017 editions of the scattering and cloud-creation plugins, now on 'pre-release', will be the last to ship.

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

E-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2015.5

3ds Max, Maya and C4D instancing plugin gets revamped file browser, better compatibility with PlantFactory.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015

e-on ships Ozone 2014

Updated: Atmosphere creation plugin adds physically accurate sunlight. Free PLE edition now available.

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

e-on software ships Vue 2014 product range

Updated: Entire Vue 2014 line-up now available. New features include physical sunlight, tone mapping.

Thursday, November 28th, 2013

e-on software unveils Vue 11 product range

Updated again: Digital nature tools get new particle capabilities. All versions of Vue 11 now shipping.

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

e-on software releases LumenRT 3 Review

Easy-to-use SketchUp visualisation tool gets animated plants, advanced materials, 10x boost in speed.

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Harmonise your renders with Vizpark's Color Tools

New 3ds Max plugin automatically assigns common colours from a source image to your 3D scene.

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Autodesk Santa Monica Live Event - Thursday May 6th

If you're in LA, check out the live event this Thursday on Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, Mudbox 2011 and more...

Monday, May 3rd, 2010