Autodesk updates meshmixer08
Updated: Free modelling tool gets neat new option to show if models will stand up when 3D printed.
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Free Resources
Mixamo releases Mecanim Animation Store plugin
New Unity add-on lets developers access Mixamo's motion library from directly within the software.
Friday, January 25th, 2013
Watch the classes from Autodesk University 2012
Lots of free tutorials for 3ds Max and Maya, but only a couple for Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage.
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Video Copilot releases Element 3D 1.5
Free update to the plugin adds support for rendering 3D animations in real time inside After Effects.
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
RandomControl previews relighting in Arion 2.4
Physically based hybrid CPU/GPU renderer to export new 'LightMixer' layers without raising render times.
Monday, January 21st, 2013
Eye candy: Exodus
Cool glows rule supreme in Magnus Östergren's unique freeform short, created with After Effects' Mir plugin.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Watch Next Limit's RealFlow 2013 preview event
Updated with another new video: see the new FLIP solver, scene graphs, and support for Alembic and Field3D.
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Lightstorm3D updates L3Library for Maya
Free set of utilities gets new Geo Locator tool for constraining objects to surfaces. Works well with vehicles.
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Substance Bonus Tools for Maya 2 now available
Allegorithmic updates its free set of texturing utilities, adding new scripts and links to RenderMan and Arnold.
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Eye candy: Juan Gonzalez's Mandelbulb animation
See what the Arnold renderer can do even outside big VFX studios with this 250-million-particle 3D fractal.
Monday, January 7th, 2013
Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R5
Updated: intriguing video shows the new tools in use to turn a DynaMesh sculpt into a hard-surface model.
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
PhotoLine 17.5: a serious alternative to Photoshop?
Fans claim the $75 app's new OpenEXR support and 32-bit linear workflow make it a viable pro tool.
Monday, December 31st, 2012
Get up to 40% off your CG software before New Year
Last update: 28 December. Read our list of the best holiday offers available for CG applications.
Friday, December 28th, 2012