OptiTrack ships Motive 2.0

Mocap software for firm's optical tracking systems gets neat ability to 'self-heal' calibration drift, support for OptiTrack Active VR solutions,

Friday, November 17th, 2017

3DFlow ships 3DF Zephyr 3.5

Photogrammetry software gets support for custom shaders, option to export textures in EXR format or as 32-bit TIFFs, 4K video output.

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp

Big update to the SketchUp edition of the renderer adds support for viewport rendering and hybrid CPU/GPU renders.

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Trimble cans SketchUp Make, launches SketchUp Free

Old free desktop edition of the software replaced by new browser-based version. Check out the differences here.

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Trimble releases SketchUp Pro 2018

Architectural modeling tool gets new options for section cuts and BIM data, plus native STL export.

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Liquid Dream Solutions ships ButterflyNetRender 7.0

Update to renderfarm manager restores desktop controller app in addition to web-based interface.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

Xsens releases MVN Animate 2018

Firm claims that its new software lets inertial motion capture match optical systems for data accuracy.

Monday, November 13th, 2017

Discover how Marvel Studios designed Thor: Ragnarok

See six of the movie's key concept artists discuss their work at a free event at Gnomon's Hollywood campus on Saturday.

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Download 44 free 14MP HDRs of industrial environments

New website HDR Vault offers 14MP spherical HDRs of industrial and public spaces under a CC0 licence.

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Download over 400 free Cinema 4D materials

Online library C4D Center updates its set of free .c4d materials. Register on the site for hundreds more free resources.

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Get four free Renderpeople rigged 3D characters

Updated: Scan-based figures work in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya - and now Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine.

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Red Giant ships Universe 2.2

Library of add-ons for editing and compositing software gets updated VHS and Retrograde effects, plus 11 new, mainly retro-style transitions.

Thursday, November 9th, 2017

Foundry ships Modo 11.2

Videos: See the new Principled BRDF shader and procedural modelling tools in action. Lots of UV workflow improvements, too.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2017