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Major update to the 3D software adds new GPU render engine, animation layers, first step towards Houdini-like procedural workflows.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

See the updated feature lists for versions 2019.1 and 2019.2 of the GPU renderer. First preview of 2019.1 available now.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

New plugin will let users stream animation from iClone to Unreal Engine for rendering in real time.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

3D tracking software gets new 'ViewShift' system for object removal and combining split takes.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

Creative Cloud Connected 'smart notebook' can send pen-on-paper sketches to Illustrator as editable vector strokes.

Monday, March 25th, 2019

VFX TD's Python script extends Maya's mesh manipulation tools and adds new layout features.

Monday, March 25th, 2019

Download texture maps of natural and man-made materials at up to 4K resolution under a CC0 licence.

Sunday, March 24th, 2019

Deadpool artist Kevin Bolivar's new Gnomon tutorial demystifies object and camera tracking for VFX work.

Friday, March 22nd, 2019

Next update to add Intel's CPU-based, AI-driven render denoising technology and improved caustics.

Friday, March 22nd, 2019

New plugin to let users buy moves recorded by top Hollywood mocap studios within Maya for $3-6 each.

Friday, March 22nd, 2019

Video: see the new destruction toolset due in Unreal Engine 4.23. Cloth, character physics to follow.

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

The 90-second sci-fi clip was made using real-world scans of Iceland, compiled and rendered in UE4.

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

Terrain-generation tool can now automatically create rivers and lakes according to rainfall and surface flow.

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

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