Nvidia unveils Quadro M6000
Jason Lewis runs through the specs of Nvidia's new top-of-the-range pro GPU, and reveals some early benchmark results.
Thursday, March 19th, 2015
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DNA Research ships 3Delight for 3ds Max 2.0
RenderMan-compliant renderer used on Elysium now available for 3ds Max. The first licence is free.
Thursday, March 19th, 2015
Faceshift releases faceshift Studio 2015
Markerless facial mocap system now supports the Intel RealSense sensor. Use it to create a $510 wearable camera rig.
Friday, March 13th, 2015
Nvidia releases PhysX source code on GitHub
Get the full C++ source of the top game physics system, including the clothing and destruction libraries.
Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 5
Now shipping. Texturing app gets new procedural tools, better baking. Income cap relaxed on Indie licence.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Video: Geomerics' new Enlighten 3 lighting system
See the tech behind Unity 5's new real-time global illumination in action in this neat new demo video.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Allegorithmic launches Substance Database 2.0
Library of readymade Substances for use in Unity, UE4 and 3D tools now includes 650 PBR materials.
Friday, February 27th, 2015
Nvidia releases new mental ray Alembic import shader
Free download adds support for hair and subdivision controls for NURBS and sub-Ds. Works with Maya 2015.
Friday, February 20th, 2015
LuxRender 1.4 ships
Free physically based renderer moves to new core architecture; renders 'at least two times faster'.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
3Dconnexion unveils 'first mouse for CAD pros'
But don't let that put you off: the CadMouse comes with software profiles for 3ds Max and Maya too.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Autodesk to go subscription only on 1 February 2016
Firm to phase out perpetual licences of 3ds Max, Maya in favour of monthly or yearly pay-as-you-go pricing.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Download 10 free Substance procedural materials
Get Arvin Villapando's new brick, rock and sidewalk materials, for use in Max, Maya, Modo, UDK or Unity.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
VFX breakdowns of the month: January 2015
Check out the month's best tech demos, including Tippett Studio, Unit Image and RealtimeUK.
Saturday, January 31st, 2015