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Real-time markerless facial mocap system gets new tools for fine-tuning animations, built-in preview characters.

Friday, May 26th, 2017

Download this nifty new tool to paint volumetric objects directly in VR, complete with fluid velocities.

Monday, May 8th, 2017

Paste geometry and UV maps between 3D packages with Oliver Hotz's OD_CopyPasteExternal.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017

Rendering middleware firm's 'next-level C# game engine' now shipping commercially, but still free to individuals and indie studios.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

Free(ish) tool for creating rigged 3D human characters gets support for PBR shading, image-based lighting.

Friday, March 24th, 2017

Updated: 'Largest ever' Houdini update adds autorigging, more simulation tools, terrain system. Now shipping.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

Intelligent polygon reduction and LOD technology used on games like The Witcher 3 to form part of firm's '3D For Everyone' strategy.

Thursday, January 19th, 2017

Real-time mocap streaming and retargeting system for UE4 gets automated bone mapping and support for custom mocap systems.

Monday, January 16th, 2017

Games texture-streaming system gets mipmap streaming, better workflow with version control tools.

Monday, December 19th, 2016

Sizeable update to the game engine now available in beta, along with its new VR editing toolset.

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Master vital UE4 and Maya skills with Call of Duty artist Bill Buckley's Creating Game Ready Animations for Production.

Tuesday, December 6th, 2016

Promising real-time fur system with self-shadowing and physics now available for Unity as well as UE4.

Thursday, December 1st, 2016

Now shipping: Big update to the rendering toolkit adds animation support, real-time GI, texture baking, and Unity and UE4 export.

Friday, November 25th, 2016

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