Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa for Cinema 4D
Updated: C4D port of particle renderer now shipping. Costs $400 less than the Max or Maya versions.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
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Mindbomb Apps releases Gfx Hotkeys 4.0
Useful iOS reference app now lists keyboard shortcuts for 79 editing, 3D, compositing and tracking tools.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Marcus Nordenstam discusses Bifrost
Naiad's co-author turned Autodesk product manager tells us how Maya 2015's new fluid simulator will stir up FX artists' workflows
Monday, March 31st, 2014
Matte Painting Techniques for Concept Design ships
Francesco Corvino's five-hour masterclass sets out better ways to create photorealistic environments.
Friday, March 28th, 2014
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 3.0
Maya crowd simulation system gets better support for deforming terrain - and option to render out in 3ds Max.
Monday, March 24th, 2014
Autodesk announces its 2015 product releases
We assess the feature lists of the upcoming Maya, 3ds Max, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage 2015.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
MakeHuman reaches stable 1.0.0 milestone release
Pioneering open-source character creator now boasts a base mesh optimised for ZBrush and Mudbox.
Monday, March 17th, 2014
Shotgun integrates Pipeline Toolkit with Perforce
GDC 2014: Modular collection of pipeline tools now links to popular version-control system.
Monday, March 17th, 2014
Gnomon releases definitive guide to 3D matte painting
Garrett Fry's new DVD, Advanced 3D Matte Painting Techniques, offers 10 hours of advanced instruction.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
Old Softimage licences will remain valid after 2016
Autodesk also to offer subscription customers access to Softimage even after support is withdrawn.
Monday, March 10th, 2014
Otoy makes OctaneRender 1.2 free to students
Got an educational email address? Download the GPU-based renderer plus 3ds Max and Blender plugins.
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Autodesk to discontinue Softimage?
Now confirmed: the upcoming 2015 release of Softimage will be the last. Product support runs until 2016.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Golaem ships Golaem Crowd 3.1
Maya crowd-simulation system gets new visual debugging system, support for Arnold's mtoa 1.x plugin.
Friday, February 28th, 2014