Review: HP Z820 workstation

HP's top-of-the-range Z820 is a beast, particularly for rendering. Jason Lewis benchmarks it here.

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

Pixar ships RenderMan Pro Server 17.0 and Studio 4.0

Both feature improved instancing, photon mapping and volumetrics; price of Studio edition cut by $700.

Monday, October 8th, 2012

Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 3.1

Update to games texturing tool adds the option to paint seamlessly tiling textures automatically.

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 4

Innovative real-time image-based lighting tool enables users to 'paint' highlights directly onto 3D models.

Monday, September 24th, 2012

OC3 Entertainment releases FaceFX 2013

Leading automated facial animation tool gets new pricing structure, new FBX pipeline for Unity and Blender.

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

Meet Sparta: it's like ZBrush, but for particles

Lyouta Koduka's intriguing tool for 'sculpting' Maya, Softimage and 3ds Max simulations enters free beta.

Monday, September 17th, 2012

Eye candy: Autodesk's new post and VFX reel

See recent work created with Autodesk's 3D and finishing tools, including some great spots from boutique studios.

Friday, September 14th, 2012

Mikros Image open-sources Puli and ColorTribe

Leading French VFX house releases Maya/Nuke renderfarm manager and colour-management tools for free.

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

Autodesk denies intent to kill off 3ds Max, Softimage

Both teams affected, but end of life rumours "totally false". Updated with further commentary from Autodesk.

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

Luxology demos NPR Kit and XfrogPlants for modo

Updated: Cool non-photorealistic rendering add-on for modo now shipping at a special rate of $149.

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

FXGear unveils FluX: a new node-based fluid simulator

Still pining for Naiad? This highly scalable, Alembic-supporting tool could be exactly what you need.

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

Showcase 3D models online via the Sketchfab website

Updated again: 'Vimeo of 3D' online model viewer now comes with a new exporter for Maya.

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 3

Updated - now shipping: games texturing tool gets new bitmap paint system and batching capabilities.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012