Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2022.2

Update overhauls UV workflow, and improves USD export and support for tablet pen pressure.

Thursday, September 23rd, 2021

Eye candy: Chaos's 2021 V-Ray showreel

See the best VFX and animation work created with V-Ray, plus tech breakdowns of the key projects.

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021

Maxon releases public beta of Redshift RT

New hybrid rasterisation/ray tracing mode provides a high-quality real-time preview of Redshift scenes.

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

hdRstr ray traces thousands of area lights in real time

Neat Maya and Houdini add-on lets you edit ultra-complex lighting set-ups interactively in the viewport.

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Autodesk gets a new logo

Updated: new corporate brand system and font now joined by new product logos for 3ds Max, Maya, Mudbox and MotionBuilder.

Wednesday, September 8th, 2021

Eye candy: Epic Games' new 'Slay' Unreal Engine demo

Watch the action-packed CG short, then download its fully rigged and animated lead character for free.

Wednesday, September 8th, 2021

Alexey Vanzhula releases Soft Boolean for Houdini

Real-time Boolean modelling toolkit can also be used inside apps that support Houdini Engine, like Maya.

Friday, September 3rd, 2021

Get Adobe's Substance and Mixamo plugins for Blender

Updated: new free plugin for editing Substance materials inside Blender now also works on Linux.

Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

Redshift goes subscription-only

Perpetual licences of the GPU renderer discontinued in favour of subscription plans. See the prices for individuals and teams here.

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021

UnPLUG tools ships TopoWrap

New $45 Maya retopology plugin transfers the proportions of a raw 3D scan to a low-poly mesh suitable for use in animation work.

Sunday, August 29th, 2021

Weta Digital unveils WetaH

New cloud service to provide studios of all sizes with access to the Academy Award-winning VFX facility's in-house Houdini tools.

Saturday, August 28th, 2021

Master the art of grooming CG hair in XGen

Create hair for a male character in Maya's XGen toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Sunday, August 22nd, 2021

Redshift gets new 'Easy' UI

Redshift 3.0.51 update streamlines the GPU renderer's user interface. Blender plugin gets support for OSL shaders and UDIM textures.

Thursday, August 12th, 2021