Unreal Engine 4.3 throws in SpeedTree for free
Updated, now shipping: engine now includes runtime of IDV's vegetation system, plus three free trees.
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
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Sketchfab adds intuitive new annotations feature
Create simple annotated tours of your 3D models with the online portfolio service's new toolset.
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Laubwerk overhauls procedural Plants Kits
Ultra-detailed plant models now support translucency. Use them natively in Max or C4D, or in other apps via Python.
Monday, July 14th, 2014
Imagineer Systems launches mocha Plus
The product formerly known as mocha AE now also brings tracking and roto tools to Premiere Pro users.
Friday, July 11th, 2014
Imagineer systems releases mocha Pro 4
New version of planar tracking tool adds new stereoscopic roto and tracking toolset, Python support.
Friday, July 11th, 2014
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 4.4
Games texturing toolkit gets PSD export functionality plus 50 new free physically based texture sets.
Thursday, July 10th, 2014
Bonus technology to watch: Ormr
A neat procedural image editor with a novel non-destructive workflow and 'best in class' PSD import.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
Coloremblem releases free muscle system for Blender
Create basic muscle deformations with this new tool, intended to spark more developer interest in the topic.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
CoreCG halves price of MentalCore 1.7 for Maya
Cost of the new version of the mental ray rendering toolkit cut to $99 for a node-locked licence.
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
Try out GPU-accelerated GI in mental ray
Discover how to unlock the new engine built into 3ds Max and Maya 2015 to send Nvidia your feedback.
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
Eye candy: Auroras
Niles Heckman tells us how he made his labour-of-love FX short, rendered over three years on a single PC.
Monday, July 7th, 2014
Eye candy: Gnomon's new Best of Term awards
See great student work from the US CG school, including a rather smug vampire and a bit of cross-dressing.
Friday, July 4th, 2014
RebelHill releases RHiggit! V2 for LightWave
Rig and animate anything from birds and bats to arachnids with Craig Monins' powerful modular toolset.
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014