Check out promising open-source 2D animation tool enve
Free app provides an interesting range of features, particularly for vector and motion design work.
Friday, January 3rd, 2020
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Sneak peek: Octane X
Otoy's new Metal-based version of OctaneRender to run on the Intel chips in MacBook Pros as well as the AMD GPUs in Mac desktops.
Thursday, January 2nd, 2020
Aartform ships Curvy 3D 4.0
First update to the unusual sketch-based modelling tool in six years adds new mesh deformation and Boolean features, plus SVG import.
Saturday, December 28th, 2019
Isotropix releases Clarisse iFX 4.0 SP5
Shot layout and look dev tool gets new firefly filtering system, better handling of Light Path Expressions.
Friday, December 27th, 2019
Quixel ships Bridge 2019.5
Use the entire Megascans library for free in Unreal Engine via the newly rewritten, C++ based UE4 plugin for Quixel's asset manager.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2019
Radeon ProRender for Blender gets 'full spectrum rendering'
Updated: Free GPU renderer's new hybrid rasterised/ray traced mode now works on AMD Polaris GPUs on Windows.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2019
Pixologic releases ZBrushCore 2020
Cut-down edition of ZBrush gets long-awaited new features like SubTool folders and Sculptris Pro.
Sunday, December 22nd, 2019
Adobe unveils Substance Designer 2019.3
Material-authoring software to get new colour management tools, new curvature baker, and UX updates.
Thursday, December 19th, 2019
Adobe releases Substance Painter 2019.3
Big update to the 3D painting app adds support for Photoshop .abr brushes, automatic UV unwrapping.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.22
Game engine gets a new automated system for bundling assets for release with a game, plus new texture debugging features.
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.24
See the best new tools in the game engine and real-time renderer - from landscape editing to 3D text.
Sunday, December 15th, 2019
Autodesk ships Arnold 6.0
Long-awaited GPU rendering system Arnold GPU now out of beta and ready for production use. Subs prices down for single users.
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Adobe acquires Medium
Firm acquires VR modelling and painting app from Facebook. Some staff to move to Adobe to work on the 'next generation of 3D tools'.
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019