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Free update to the digital sculpting software adds new split screen mode, option to import up to 64 cameras at a time, plugin updates.

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

Convert your 2D drawings into animatable 3D meshes in Maya with e→d films' neat new tool.

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

Jason Lewis puts this powerful 3D workstation through a battery of real-world DCC benchmark tests.

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

Intuitive new app lets users place bones and paint skin weights in VR, using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.

Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

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

Monday, May 13th, 2019

Update adds support for live displacement editing, SIMD acceleration for OSL. Houdini integration "completely rewritten".

Thursday, May 9th, 2019

Tool for converting 3D scenes into interactive web apps gets support for WebGL 2.0, better anti-aliasing.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

It's limited to the 3D viewport, not final output, but it can result in a render speed boost of 'up to 100x'.

Monday, April 29th, 2019

Director Chris Staehler reveals how he created award-winning sci-fi film The Beacon at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.

Friday, April 19th, 2019

Real-time visualisation platform gets hardware-accelerated ray tracing, option to import simple 3ds Max animations.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

Unity 2019.1 ships

Game engine gets new scene visibility controls, better GPU lightmap baking, support for AxF materials, OptiX render denoising.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

Updated: Standalone render denoising tools get new integration plugins for Houdini and Clarisse.

Monday, April 15th, 2019

See key artists break down their CG work on the drama at Gnomon's Hollywood campus next week. Watch free online.

Saturday, April 13th, 2019