Review: HP Z210 workstation

HP′s entry-level pro workstation is a powerful beast in its own right, as Jason Lewis's benchmarks reveal.

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new 'Send To' workflow

Updated: now with an actual video showing data transfer between Max and Maya as well as MotionBuilder.

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Exocortex releases Species rigging plugin for Softimage

Blend stock body types to create a base mesh, then apply a rig created by Animal Logic's Eric Thivierge.

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software

Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Vote for this year's Autodesk Masters

Updated: it's too late to cast your vote now, but click through to meet this year's five winners instead.

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Autodesk calls for entries for its 2012 demo reels

Send in still images and videos to feature on its best of games and film-TV-and-interactive-media reels.

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Q&A: David Lesperance, environment sculptor

Sculpting isn't just for characters, says the Blizzard veteran: it's there for everything from trees to rubble.

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Joe Alter adds 3D paint tools to LipService for Maya

Current beta of the promising facial sculpting and animation plug-in gains intuitive 3D painting toolset.

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Review: Professional GPUs - Nvidia vs AMD 2011

Jason Lewis puts Nvidia and AMD's latest professional graphics cards through a battery of real-world tests.

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Autodesk launches Cloud services for design users

Subscription customers to get free file storage plus online rendering, collaboration and analyis tools.

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Autodesk calls for entries for 2011 Design Viz reel

Get your work seen by thousands of industry taste-makers: Maya and Mudbox artists can apply, as well.

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Siggraph 2011: watch the five-minute rundown

All the highlights from the world's premier CG show, condensed into a handy coffee-break-sized info burst

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Siggraph 2011: Autodesk inks licensing deal with Disney

Gains five years' exclusive access to XGen Arbitrary Primitive Generator technology used on Bolt and Tangled.

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011