Autodesk announces three free Max and Maya webinars
Sign up for online workshops on pre-viz, games character creation and creative visualisation.
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Free Resources
Exotic Matter to release free version of Naiad
High-end fluid simulator to get learning edition - next release to ship on Windows and Mac OS X, too.
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Download free ZBrush assets at Digital 3D Models
Get a human male figure or a skull from Nick Zuccarello's site, or check out his commercial models.
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Video Copilot releases 15 free HD stock particle clips
Use them to give commercial projects a little zing with the accompanying After Effects tutorial.
Monday, September 19th, 2011
Nadav Brill releases free shader manager for Maya
Use ShaderMonger to preview and back up custom shader libraries, then share them on its website.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Miarmy Express: free crowd simulation for Maya?
New plug-in offers fuzzy logic-driven AI, physics engine and RIB output. Can anyone tell us if it works?
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Clockstone Software ships free FBX file viewer
Review FBX and DAE files, complete with DoF and soft shadows - all without having to open your 3D app.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Gnomon releases two new free ZBrush video tutorials
Check out Mark Dedecker's guide to sculpting more realistic clothing and managing displacement maps.
Friday, September 9th, 2011
$10,000 contest launches free version of Lumion
Create a movie in the new non-commercial edition of Act-3D's real-time renderer and win cash prizes.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Autodesk releases free Mac OS X video effects app
Warp video in real time or control fire and smoke with your body movements with the new Motion FX.
Friday, August 26th, 2011
ScannerKiller.com offers free online 3D scanning
Take two photos of the object to be scanned, upload them to the site, and download an OBJ file.
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Crytek releases free CryEngine 3 SDK
Use the same game engine as Crysis 2 in your non-commercial or educational projects.
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Autodesk releases fun free iPad sculpting app
123D Sculpt offers basic sculpting and photo-based texturing tools. No option to export the model, though.
Thursday, August 11th, 2011