Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max

It's out of beta! Read more about version 3.0's render speed boosts, new features, and new pricing here.

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Watch the tech sessions from Autodesk University online

Access hours of training videos and session handouts for free, particularly if you're a Max or Maya user.

Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

Autodesk unveils details of its 3December 2013 event

See footage of the live event online, along with interviews, tutorials and a 'making of Elysium' session.

Monday, November 25th, 2013

Group test: AMD and Nvidia professional GPUs 2013

Jason Lewis puts 11 of the leading current workstation graphics cards through a battery of real-world tests.

Thursday, November 7th, 2013

Isotropix ships Clarisse iFX 1.5

Updated: innovative hybrid 2D/3D tool gets lots of new render features, Python and Alembic 1.5 support.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

Autodesk announces 2014 Extension releases

Updated: Max, Maya and Mudbox extensions now available: nothing for Softimage or MotionBuilder this time.

Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

Autodesk launches pay-as-you-go pricing for Max, Maya

Cost of rental may appeal more to studios than freelancers, but user feedback has been broadly positive.

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

How to recreate Gollum with four consumer camcorders

Watch Fabrice Visserot's amazing homebrew mocap set-up recreate a key scene from The Two Towers.

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

Wayne Robson releases three handy free MAXScripts

Wayne's Morph Switcher, Morph Renamer and Nitrous Tools fix common 3ds Max workflow niggles.

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

VFX artist Miguel Ortega on the hunt for The Ningyo

The Digital Domain veteran tells us about his Faustian tale of obsession and underwater monster-hunting.

Wednesday, June 26th, 2013

Review: HP EliteBook 8770w mobile workstation

For the graphics pro on the go, HP’s mid-range portable system is a solid, if unshowy, performer.

Friday, June 21st, 2013

Maya and Softimage 2014 user guides leak online

Updated: The new feature videos for 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage 2014 are now live on the Autodesk site.

Monday, March 25th, 2013

Autodesk to unveil 2014 product line on 27 March

Join the Unfold event live in Montreal or watch it online, then quiz product managers via the Unfold website.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013