Check out new open-source VFX render manager OpenCue

Heavyweight tool is based on Sony Pictures Imageworks' in-house tech and backed by Google Cloud.

Friday, January 25th, 2019

NewTek ships LightWave 2019

Fastest major update in LightWave history adds multi-user bridge to UE4, new digital sculpting tools, nodal editing of OpenVDB volumes.

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

IDV ships SpeedTree Engine for Clarisse iFX

New version of the tree-creation tech lets users generate variant trees and animation inside Clarisse.

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

Download the free beta of Jet Fluids for Cinema 4D

Try Plugins 4D dev Kent Barber's new C4D fluids add-on for free while it is in early development.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2019

Mocap editing app gets Clean Up Scene tool, updates to the Story Window and Camera Switcher.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

Autodesk ships Mudbox 2019

Update extends the digital sculpting package's new dynamic tessellation system, adds option to merge multiple meshes into one.

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

The 10 best VFX and animation breakdowns of 2018

Watch the best tech breakdown videos of the year, as chosen by CG Channel's Facebook followers.

Saturday, January 12th, 2019

Ephere ships Ornatrix V6 for 3ds Max

Popular hair and fur plugin gets new physics, clumping and braiding toolsets, native support for Arnold.

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Realsoft ships Realsoft 3D 8

One of the oldest 3D applications gets updated for current Hi-DPI displays and multicore CPUs, and gains a photon mapping system.

Friday, December 28th, 2018

The best Black Friday and winter 2018 deals for CG artists

Updated with a new batch of winter offers: save money on CG software and resources with these deals.

Friday, December 21st, 2018

Z Tools for Houdini live links Houdini and ZBrush

Handy add-on transfers geometry and paint changes between the two apps without manual export.

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2019.3

Update adds interactive rendering in the ActiveShade viewport, plus better OSL and Alembic support.

Wednesday, December 12th, 2018

Shotgun Software ships Shotgun 8

Major update to the production tracking system introduces new 'cloud-connected desktop app' Shotgun Create.

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018