Thinkbox releases XMesh
Developer releases new animated geometry caching system for 3ds Max; Maya and Softimage to come.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
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CoreCG ships MentalCore rendering plugin for Maya
Updated: shading and lighting tool now officially shipping and updated for improved Maya Hair support.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R2b
Developer releases free ZBrush update and announces upcoming QRemesher retopology add-on.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
CG industry reacts to SOPA/PIPA web blackout
We round up the players taking sides in yesterday's piracy law online action, both pro and anti.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Two new sub-$2,000 3D printers launched at CES
Will you opt for 3D Systems' cheap-but-clinical Cube or MakerBot's bigger, funkier Replicator?
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Discover the top 20 events in the CG industry in 2011
CGSociety posts its round-up of the movies, games and software that shaped your world last year.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Atangeo ships Balancer 2.0
Polygon-reduction tool adds intuitive new visual workflow to control the decimation of your model.
Monday, January 9th, 2012
ZBrush 4R2b update to add new FiberMesh hair system
Brush-based system for growing and styling hair to be included in Pixologic's upcoming free patch.
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Enter the Lollipop Shaders snow shading contest
Celebrate the latest updates to the RenderMan shader library with your chance to win two of your choice.
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
RandomControl releases Arion 1.6
Second major update to software in three weeks offers support for rendering scenes of infinite size.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
New site offers users 100% profit from model sales
Now out of beta: pay a flat fee to sell models through CGTrader, and pocket the rest of the profits.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software
Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Thinkbox ships Deadline 5.1, Krakatoa MX 2.0
Render-management system and particle renderer get shiny new updates, just in time for Christmas.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011