Nevercenter releases Silo 2.5
First update to the lightweight subdivision surface modelling tool for nearly three years adds FBX, Collada support; overhauls the UI.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
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Ephere releases Ornatrix 1.3 for Maya
Popular hair-creation plugin gets new tools for generating realistic mesh hair, new dynamics options.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
Become a Better Game Artist: Think Like a Game Designer
Get essential career tips from lead artists at Insomniac Games at this free event at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.
Saturday, August 19th, 2017
Amazon to post Lumberyard source code on GitHub
Full C++ source code of the AAA game engine to be made available in a new public GitHub repository.
Friday, August 18th, 2017
Luxion ships KeyShot 7 HD and KeyShot 7 Pro for ZBrush
Low-cost versions of the renderer for ZBrush users get new UI customisation, materials and environment options.
Thursday, August 17th, 2017
Sergio Mucino releases maxTD Rigging Toolbox for Modo
Former Rodeo FX artist's suite of personal tools simplifies the task of creating complex mechanical rigs.
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
Easy Treez turns rough poly models into procedural trees
Neat plugin lets you use Maya's standard tools to control the form of the animated CG trees it creates.
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
E-on software ships PlantFactory 2016 R3
Plant-creation tool gets new pruning algorithms when manually painting plants; improved export.
Saturday, August 12th, 2017
E-on ships Vue Infinite 2016 R3 and Vue xStream R3
Free quarterly update to the digital nature tools speeds up saving, extends the new Path Tracer render engine.
Saturday, August 12th, 2017
Esri ships CityEngine 2017.0
Powerful 3D city-generation software used on Independence Day 2 gets new measurement and building customisation toolsets.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Eye candy: Pixar's 2017 RenderMan demo reel
See the best new work rendered in RenderMan: from blockbusters like Ghost in the Shell to indie shorts.
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
Foundry to integrate AMD's Radeon ProRender into Modo
Native version of the physically based GPU renderer in beta this year. New open-source 'Baikal' edition out now.
Monday, August 7th, 2017
Brekel releases OpenVR Recorder
Interesting new mocap tool records tracking data direct from your HTC Vive or Oculus Rift in FBX format.
Monday, August 7th, 2017