Sneak peek: Houdini 14

Demo video shows crowds, OpenVDB-based grooming, and position-based dynamics - from sand to squids.

Monday, December 8th, 2014

Autodesk releases Maya & 3ds Max 2015 Extension 1

New updates add OpenSubdiv and Alembic support to Max; colour-management and performance profiling tools to Maya.

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

Cebas announces release date for thinkingParticles 6

3ds Max multiphysics plugin due to ship in September. Update adds soft-body dynamics and fluids.

Friday, August 8th, 2014

A&G Tool Company releases MassFX Toolkit

Set up sims in a couple of clicks with this plugin to make Max's physics simpler and more art directable.

Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

Review: LightWave 11.0 to 11.6

Andy Bishop looks back over NewTek's11.x series of releases, and assesses what comes next.

Monday, November 11th, 2013

Blender 2.68 ships

Open-source 3D package gets new modelling tools, improved smoke sims, up to 30% render speed boost.

Sunday, July 21st, 2013

The Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.67

Update to the open-source 3D tool adds integration with the versatile Freestyle toon rendering engine.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Mir Vadim releases RayFire 1.60 for 3ds Max

Control how objects fracture with texture maps via the plugin's cool new RayFire Trace system.

Monday, November 26th, 2012

Fabric Engine 1.0 gets official release

Create high-performance VFX tools with the development platform created by ex-Softimage staff.

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Exocortex Technologies ships Alembic plugin suite

Make better use of the open-source data-interchange format in 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Arnold and more.

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Vote for this year's Autodesk Masters

Updated: it's too late to cast your vote now, but click through to meet this year's five winners instead.

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Siggraph 2011: peek under the hood of the new Houdini

Check out Side Effects' videos of the turbo-charged new geometry engine and simulation tools in Houdini 12.

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Siggraph 2011: Autodesk unveils new Advantage Packs

Subscriber-only updates to Mudbox, Softimage and the creative finishing tools to ship by late September.

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011