Allegorithmic announces Substance Painter
Updated: Radical new games texturing app now in open beta. Pre-order it on Steam and save $74.
Friday, March 7th, 2014
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Faceware launches Indie Facial Mocap Package
New bundle deal saves $700 on Lite versions of firm's facial mocap software and GoPro headcam.
Thursday, March 6th, 2014
Sneak peek: magnetic modelling in 3ds Max 2015
See the first teaser of the new smart modelling workflow in the upcoming release - an official one, this time.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
Softimage died to help Max and Maya, says Autodesk
'Best of the strengths' of the software to transition to sister apps as firm refocuses development efforts.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Autodesk to discontinue Softimage?
Now confirmed: the upcoming 2015 release of Softimage will be the last. Product support runs until 2016.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Download eight free 3D characters from xoio-air
Based on scans of real people, provided in MAX and OBJ format, and licensed for commercial use.
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
Trimble ships SketchUp 2014
Better compatibility with BIM tools for Pro users; plus speed boosts and WebGL support in 3D Warehouse.
Friday, February 28th, 2014
Golaem ships Golaem Crowd 3.1
Maya crowd-simulation system gets new visual debugging system, support for Arnold's mtoa 1.x plugin.
Friday, February 28th, 2014
Create animated grass 'in a single click' with MaxGrass
Handy $20 3ds Max script creates grass and vegetation without the need to use hair or particles.
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
Lightmap ships LightWave plugin for HDR Light Studio
LightWave3D Live Connection lets users create HDRIs in real time, and see the results in LightWave's VPR.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 4.1
Games texturing tool gets new baking options and ability to group nodes. Eight new video tutorials, too.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Eye candy: Framestore's Gravity VFX show and tell
Nice new breakdown video gives a glimpse into the movie's CG environments and simulation work.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Maya 2015 and 3ds Max 2015 sneak peeks leak online?
Brief, and now confirmed not to be official, but you do get to see Bifrost in Maya and render elements in iray.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014