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Sneak peek: Arnold 5
See new features due in the next release of the renderer, including a physically based hair shader, better volumetrics, and support for OSL.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
e-on software ships Vue Infinite and Vue xStream 2016 R2
Digital environment tools get support for up to 16 viewports, can now render 360-degree output.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
Sneak peek: Unreal Engine 4.16's new physics tools
Check out the neat new clothing simulation options and Immediate Mode physics system due in the next release.
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017
Eye candy: Autodesk's 2017 VFX reel
See the best new VFX created in Max and Maya: from Deadpool to The Mill's amazing commercials.
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017
3ds Max 2018 will include Arnold, not Mental Ray
Max 2018 to include a limited-use version of Arnold in place of Iray or Mental Ray when it ships this April.
Friday, March 24th, 2017
3d-io ships Unwrella 3.10
Long-established automatic UV unfolding plugin for 3ds Max and Maya gets fast new flatten unwrap mode for hard-surface objects.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
PUX releases Hard Mesh 2
Neat hard-surface modelling plugin lets Maya users create complex Booleans, then continue to edit the combined geometry interactively.
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
New Gnomon video: Multi Pass Rendering and Compositing
Master advanced workflows like deep compositing with Psyop veteran Robby Branham's detailed four-hour tutorial.
Sunday, March 19th, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3 for SketchUp
Update adds new UI, new library of 200 physically based materials, V-Ray Swarm distributed rendering.
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
Autodesk to raise price of its software maintenance plans
Cost of maintaining a perpetual licence of Max or Maya to rise 38% by 2019, phased in year by year.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Epic Games unveils new VR editing tools in Unreal Engine
In-VR mesh and animation editing tools now available as free public preview. Support for OpenSubdiv and USD also due.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.5 for Nuke
Nuke edition of the renderer gets support for volumetrics, render denoising, Adaptive Lights system.
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017