Fabric Software launches Fabric for Unreal in beta
New tech lets UE4 users import Alembic files, complete with hierarchies, material assignments and deformations.
Friday, May 27th, 2016
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AlphaVFX teases BulletFX 4, ships Volumetric Cutting
3ds Max multiphysics plugin to get new solvers for organic tissue, also available in a new extension to the Bullet physics library.
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Get the new Substance plugin for Houdini
Allegorithmic's free add-on lets users edit textures in Substance format using Houdini's native tools.
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Skuid may let non-animators do Disney-style animation
Cool new Autodesk Research tech uses readymade 'activators' to apply Disney's 12 principles of animation to any sketch.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Otoy releases OctaneRender 3.0
Now shipping: Long-awaited update to GPU renderer to add volumetrics, support for deep pixel compositing.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Discover Naughty Dog's workflow on Uncharted 4
Just one highlight of the free talk on games environment art at Gnomon's Hollywood campus this Thursday. Watch free online.
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
Epic Games ships Daydream plugin for Unreal Engine 4
Support for Google's new mobile VR platform available already. Source code out now, binaries due in June.
Friday, May 20th, 2016
Side Effects Software ships Houdini 15.5
Update adds new modelling, retopo and UV options, Delta Mush system, better crowd animation, VR camera.
Friday, May 20th, 2016
Gnomon posts full guide to look dev in V-Ray for Maya
Psyop CG supervisor Stephen DeLalla's 10-hour video provides a vital primer in look development.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
Lattice creates 3D particle grids in Photoshop
Cool new plugin creates versatile particle-based 3D lattice effects directly inside your 2D software.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
LuxRender 1.6 ships
Open-source renderer gets new shadowcatcher system, plus variance clamping to reduce artefacts in renders.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
MakeHuman 1.1 ships
Open-source character generator gets new figure posing and facial expression systems, new skin textures, and proper FBX export.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Get an exclusive look at the making of Zootopia
Six Disney artists supply their stories at a free event at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday 19 May.
Monday, May 16th, 2016