Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2023.2

3D app gets new parametric Array modifier for tasks ranging from procedural modelling to motion-graphics-type effects.

Wednesday, September 14th, 2022

Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 3.4

Material authoring tool can now expose parameters to make the materials it creates editable in other DCC apps.

Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

Check out promising browser-based AI mocap tool Plask

Neat tool extracts full body animation from video in FBX and BVH format. Now supports multi-person capture.

Saturday, September 3rd, 2022

Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 5 R9

Check out the new features in this major update to the bonus tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting app.

Friday, September 2nd, 2022

Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2022.1 VS and RS

UV unwrapping tools get new planar UV projection mode, Python 3 scripting, Apple Silicon support.

Thursday, September 1st, 2022

RenderMan 25 to feature the AI denoiser used on Lightyear

Next big update to the renderer to feature Pixar's AI-trained denoiser on its release later on this year.

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

Ziva Dynamics launches Ziva Face Trainer

Cloud-based AI facial rigging service generates 'real-time faces' for use in Maya, Unity and UE4.

Thursday, August 11th, 2022

Watch Lion, Unity's fur-raising new tech demo

Beautiful new demo shows millions of strands of CG hair, rendered in real time in 4K on a PlayStation 5.

Wednesday, August 10th, 2022

Nvidia announces plan to 'evolve USD beyond VFX'

Check out its roadmap for growing USD beyond the movie industry to become the 'foundation of the open metaverse'.

Tuesday, August 9th, 2022

Tutorial: Designing & Creating a Creature Bust

Create a production-ready 3D creature with this new Gnomon Workshop tutorial from Wētā FX's Pascal Raimbault.

Tuesday, August 9th, 2022

Download Animal Logic's free ALab USD production scene

Updated: ace USD test scene now has 300+ production-quality assets, including two rigged characters.

Friday, August 5th, 2022

ASWF adopts OpenAssetIO and OpenFX

VFX industry body to oversee development of open standards for plugins and asset management.

Thursday, August 4th, 2022

Amazon makes AWS Thinkbox software available free

Deadline, Kratatoa and the other five former Thinkbox Software products are now free to download.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022