Meet Sparta: it's like ZBrush, but for particles
Lyouta Koduka's intriguing tool for 'sculpting' Maya, Softimage and 3ds Max simulations enters free beta.
Monday, September 17th, 2012
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PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.4
Renderfarm management system gets new reporting and admin tools, plus MobileView smartphone app.
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
Digital Domain files for bankruptcy
Legendary effects house sells out to private investment firm; looking to secure jobs of LA-based staff.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
Mikros Image open-sources Puli and ColorTribe
Leading French VFX house releases Maya/Nuke renderfarm manager and colour-management tools for free.
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
GarageGames to open source Torque 3D
Source code for version 1.2 of the venerable indie game engine to be made available for free via GitHub.
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
Autodesk denies intent to kill off 3ds Max, Softimage
Both teams affected, but end of life rumours "totally false". Updated with further commentary from Autodesk.
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Tandent Vision Science releases Lightbrush
Cool new software breaks photos into lighting and surface colour components, for editing separately.
Friday, August 31st, 2012
Verold to add animation support to Verold Studio
Sign up now to beta test the new tools in this web-based system for displaying and sharing 3D assets.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Showcase 3D models online via the Sketchfab website
Updated again: 'Vimeo of 3D' online model viewer now comes with a new exporter for Maya.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Review: Wacom Cintiq 22HD pen display
Shaving off $600 and 45 pounds in weight, Wacom’s new Cintiq surpasses even the amazing 24HD.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
moma: render Maya scenes with modo's render engine
Jacobo Barreiro's two-way bridge between Maya and modo 601 now in open beta and free for anyone to try.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Imagination unveils Caustic Visualizer for Maya
New plugin based on the PowerVR Brazil SDK provides interactive raytraced previews inside Maya.
Thursday, August 16th, 2012
OptiTrack ships high-end Prime 41 mocap camera
New high-res motion-capture camera provides 4.1 megapixel precision for under $5,000.
Thursday, August 16th, 2012