Maxon ships Cinema 4D R18

Major update adds neat MoGraph options, object tracking, real-time knife tools, and Substance support.

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Envelop for Windows lets you use 3D software in VR

View any Windows app in VR using an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Free in beta - and a Maya plugin to come

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa MX and MY 2.6

Heavy-duty particle renderer for 3ds Max and Maya gets faster, more controllable DoF and motion blur.

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

Watch 30 minutes of free Houdini simulation training

Top FX TD Wayne Hollingsworth shares his production tips at a free workshop at Gnomon this Thursday. Watch free online.

Monday, August 29th, 2016

Redshift devs announce Redshift for Katana

GPU-based production renderer to get native integration with The Foundry's look development tool.

Thursday, August 25th, 2016

Side Effects Software unveils Houdini roadmap

New features in Houdini 16 likely to include guided fluid sims, new muscle system, 'ground-up rewrite' of the node networks.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

DGDM ships SLiB VPR 2.0 for Redshift

Newly updated $15 Maya plugin streamlines scene debugging and look dev using the Redshift renderer.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

The best new CG software from Siggraph 2016

We round up over 30 of the key new tools to be announced at the show, from full 3D packages to plugins.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016

Eye candy: the 2016 SpeedTree VFX showreel

See amazing movie shots created with the digital vegetation tool, from Avatar to The Force Awakens.

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Joe Alter previews Shave and a Haircut 10

Big update to Maya hair plugin to add full GPU support, powerful grooming and sculpting options.

Saturday, July 30th, 2016

Pixar open-sources its Universal Scene Description

Updated: New 'super Alembic' system for exchanging VFX scene data released officially. Plugins for Maya and Katana.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

Massive Software ships Massive for Max

New 3ds Max edition of the Academy Award-winning crowd simulator is V-Ray ready; includes free $3,000 'Ambient Agent'.

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

Solid Angle releases Arnold for 3ds Max

Free preview build of the MAXtoA plugin provides native, cloud-ready integration between Max and the Arnold renderer.

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016