Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2020

Mocap editing software gets option to declutter animation playback, plus support for unlimited Undos.

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Autodesk to stop issuing activation codes for older apps

Activation to cease for the 2010 editions this year; then for most Autodesk software more than three versions old in 2021.

Thursday, June 27th, 2019

R3DS ships Wrap 3.4

Unique tool for retopologising facial and full-body scan data gets accurate new BlendWrapping mode, new sculpting brushes.

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

BrioVR lets you build VR and AR scenes in your browser

New cloud-based platform lets users turn standard 3D models into interactive VR and AR experiences.

Saturday, June 15th, 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 Maya 2019 and Maya LT 2019

Both get improved Viewport 2.0 performance; Maya gets cached playback for animation previews.

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

CLO Virtual Fashion ships Marvelous Designer 8

3D clothing design software gets handy new brush-based sculpting, 3D sewing and remeshing tools.

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

Pixologic ships ZBrush 2018.1

Free patch improves speed and stability when sculpting in ZBrush; adds a few new workflow features.

Thursday, June 21st, 2018

Foundry unveils Kanova: a volumetric sculpting tool for VR

Interesting new app based on Mischief's ADF technology will be free on Steam in early access.

Thursday, April 12th, 2018

Nuke and Houdini developers win technical Oscars

Four Scientific and Technology Awards in total, including an Oscar statuette for SideFX's Mark Elendt.

Friday, January 5th, 2018

Get 21 free hard-surface alphas for ZBrush and Substance

Download Dan Rožański's handy free alpha masks for creating bolts, pipes, valves, vents and panelling.

Sunday, December 3rd, 2017

Autodesk ships Maya LT 2018

Cut-down version of Maya for game artists gets Mudbox-style vector displacement map stamping, updates to Graph and Time Editors.

Friday, September 1st, 2017

3d-io ships Unwrella 3.10

Long-established automatic UV unfolding plugin for 3ds Max and Maya gets fast new flatten unwrap mode for hard-surface objects.

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017