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
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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
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 3.6
Control armies via natural language with the crowd simulation tool's new human language logic system.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
HDR Sets releases HDR Sets GUI 1.2 for free
Create Smart IBL lighting setups in Maya and V-Ray semi-automatically with this handy free helper script.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Otoy unveils four new versions of OctaneRender
Updated: New video shows the GPU renderer inside Houdini. Nuke, MotionBuilder and UE4 to come.
Monday, January 19th, 2015
Review: HP ZBook 15 mobile workstation
Jason Lewis puts HP's 15-inch professional mobile workstation through a battery of real-world tests.
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
Bullet and Naiad creators win Academy Awards
This year's Sci-Tech 'Oscars' reward advances in destruction physics, voxel data and digital vegetation.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015