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Free tool already loads old versions of X-Particles and Cycles 4D; may work with other third-party plugins.

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

3ds Max and Cinema 4D crowd animation plugin's new 'alive' technology synchronises cameras and geometry with the host app.

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

Lighting TD's free 'Arnold to Nuke display plugin' lets users render directly into Nuke's UI from Maya, Cinema 4D - and now Houdini.

Monday, September 24th, 2018

Long-awaited update to game engine updates GI system and Sandbox editor; introduces new 5%-of-royalties licensing model.

Monday, September 24th, 2018

Release adds new Fluid Loader object for tweaking and rendering cached sims, further updates to Alembic and OSL.

Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Interesting new tool generates detailed, non-overlapping patterns of instances for close-up shots.

Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

Watch exclusive screenings of Bilby and Bird Karma, then learn from the directors how they were created.

Monday, September 17th, 2018

Terrain generator gets fast new snow system with separate controls for snow deposition and snow melt.

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Promising virtual reality design tool gets support for groups, surface patches and orthographic views.

Friday, September 7th, 2018

See the month's best real-time 3D models, from fantasy elves to a new take on My Neighbor Totoro.

Tuesday, September 4th, 2018

Now available: Update adds node based material system, volume modelling, MoGraph fields, and multi-pass rendering on the GPU.

Monday, September 3rd, 2018

Production tracking system gets Calculated Fields to automate data processing; new graphing options.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Video: Intriguing 'augmented digital material creation' tool will blend hand painting, parametric editing and AI workflows.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018