Clean up point cloud data from 3D scans with Sparta

Updated: back the new Indiegogo campaign to get the pro versions of the particle sculpting app for less.

Wednesday, June 18th, 2014

CL3VER rolls out CL3VER 2.1

Updated: preview interactive demos created with the cloud-based 3D platform as Flash or WebGL.

Wednesday, June 18th, 2014

Expert advice: Oz animator In-Ah Roediger

The VES Award nominee runs through her favourite tools in Maya, and her tips for young animators.

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

Stream facial mocap data from a Kinect live into Unity

Updated plugin for the Faceshift markerless facial capture system offers new real-time workflow.

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2.0

Update to GPU-based renderer adds displacement, per-object motion blur; speeds up hair renders 20 times.

Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

Leap Motion controller to track individual joint motion

Free update to $80 gesture controller will deliver more precise mocap data to indie hand-tracking systems.

Thursday, June 5th, 2014

Eye candy: Miarmy's cool VFX crowds reel

See some amazing shots created in the Maya crowd-simulation system from studios all over the world.

Thursday, June 5th, 2014

Thinkinetic releases Pulldownit 3

3ds Max and Maya shattering and destruction tool gets new preview mode, extra controls, speed boost.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

Esri ships CityEngine 2014.0

Powerful procedural city-generation tool gets new plugins integrating it with Maya and Unity.

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014

Pixar to make RenderMan free for non-commercial use

Unrestricted free version due this summer. Price of commercial version cut to just $495, effective now.

Friday, May 30th, 2014

Chaos Group ships V-Ray 1.7 for Softimage

Free update adds support for image sequences and more ICE features, like vertex colours and weight maps.

Friday, May 23rd, 2014

e-on software ships The Plant Factory 2014.5

Free update extends import/export options for vegetation-creation tool, and relaxes its contentious EULA.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

AAA Studio cuts price of FurryBall by a third

Cost of a licence of the GPU-accelerated renderer for Maya and 3ds Max down to €599 ($820).

Monday, May 19th, 2014