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Tool for converting 3D scenes into interactive web applications adds support for Bullet physics sims.

Friday, March 8th, 2019

MAXtoA 2.4.43 adds option to export as Arnold points primitives, plus new options for instancing Particle Flow systems.

Thursday, March 7th, 2019

Popular free tool for benchmarking graphics workstations now properly stresses modern CPUs, but the GPU benchmark has gone entirely.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2019

Big free update to the sculpting software adds new NPR render system and alpha modelling toolkit.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2019

Free update to suite of After Effects plugins adds the option to use text and masks as particle emitters.

Friday, March 1st, 2019

Accessible within nine key editions of V-Ray, with Corona Renderer and Phoenix FD to come, but limited GPU support as yet.

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

Get free tips on creating a winning reel from recruiters at ILM, The Mill, Infinity Ward and DreamWorks at Gnomon next week.

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

Hotly tipped next-gen terrain design tool gets official release. The Community edition is free, and licensed for commercial work.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Discover how the Oscar-winning studio creates CG characters at a free event at Gnomon next week. Watch online for free.

Saturday, February 16th, 2019

Now available: 'Biggest ever' update adds threaded rendering, GPU video decoding to the editing and compositing app.

Friday, February 15th, 2019

Jason Lewis tests AMD's latest workstation graphics card against two of the competing Nvidia GPUs.

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

See some of the world's best student CG art at a free exhibition at the school's Hollywood gallery.

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

Latest update to the renderer adds the option to pause offline renders, better support for Alembic files, and network rendering on Linux.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019