Rookies rankings reveal 2018's best CG schools worldwide

Gnomon ranked world's best school for animation and VFX. Howest best in game development.

Friday, September 21st, 2018

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2019.2

Release adds new Fluid Loader object for tweaking and rendering cached sims, further updates to Alembic and OSL.

Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Free tool MeshSync live links Unity to DCC software

Open-source app syncs geometry, lights and cameras between Unity and 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and MotionBuilder.

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018

Download Video Copilot's free Orb plugin for After Effects

Free plugin generates realistic 3D planets, complete with physically based shading and atmospheres.

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018

Check out promising 3ds Max scattering plugin NeatScatter

Interesting new tool generates detailed, non-overlapping patterns of instances for close-up shots.

Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

Unreal Studio now free until November 2019

Suite of tools for getting CAD data into Unreal Engine for visualisation to stay in open beta another year.

Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

See DreamWorks' new CG shorts at Gnomon on Thursday

Watch exclusive screenings of Bilby and Bird Karma, then learn from the directors how they were created.

Monday, September 17th, 2018

Chaos Group releases Beta 3 of V-Ray Next for Maya

Open beta of next big update to renderer gets new layered texture node, in-viewport OptiX denoising.

Monday, September 17th, 2018

Eye candy: Allegorithmic's 2018 Substance VFX showreel

See amazing VFX created with Substance Designer and Painter, from ads to Blade Runner: 2049.

Monday, September 17th, 2018

Free tool Kiko ports animation curves from Maya to Nuke

Toolchefs' neat open-source tool transfers curves between DCC apps in a pipeline-friendly way.

Sunday, September 16th, 2018

Foundry ships Mari 4.2

Long-awaited new mirrored projection system lets users paint symmetrically on any model: no need for a specialised UV layout.

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

World Machine 3022 'Mt. Daniel' ships

Terrain generator gets fast new snow system with separate controls for snow deposition and snow melt.

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Pixar ships free edition of RenderMan 22

Non-commercial edition gets new 'live rendering' workflow, lighting tech used on movies like Coco.

Monday, September 10th, 2018