Tutorial: use image-based force fields in 3ds Max 2013
Check out one of MassFX's hidden gems with the launch of Sergio 'Toonman' Muciño's maxTD blog.
Monday, May 21st, 2012
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Create variable chamfers in 3ds Max
Marius Silaghi's newly updated Quad Chamfer Modifier 1.04 creates cleaner, more controllable geometry.
Monday, May 21st, 2012
Wired posts first images of Unreal 4 engine
See the new dynamic GI, GPU-based particles and Kismet 2 scripting in action - if not in motion.
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Watch over 60 free animation reference videos
See reference moves in slow motion and with grid overlays on Endless Reference's YouTube channel.
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
RayFire 1.58 adds support for Bullet physics
3ds Max destruction toolset adds new Entropy Bullet plugin and even more new fragmentation options.
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Luxion releases 3ds Max import plugin for KeyShot
New free add-on enables users to import 3ds Max models or scenes into the real-time raytrace renderer.
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Autodesk releases 123D Catch for iPad
Image-based modelling tool once known as Project Photofly released as free app for iPad 2 and above.
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
RigMesh: putting the fun back into rigging
Sketch the outline of a character and have this nifty automatic rigging tool create a mesh and IK skeleton.
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Q&A: John Griffith, director, Cinedev
The founder of Fox's previz wing discusses its unique workflow, and where the industry will head next.
Monday, May 14th, 2012
FMX 2012: The Hugo shot that nearly killed us
Off-the-cuff decisions during previz can come back to haunt you later, warns VFX supervisor Rob Legato.
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
FMX 2012: We could remake 300 in real time now
Our revolutionary real-time TV pipeline could shake up movies too, says Zoic Studios' Loni Peristere.
Friday, May 11th, 2012
CoreCG releases MentalCore 1.3
Update to Maya/mental ray toolkit adds new colour bleed SSS shader, support for SprayTrace renderer.
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Act-3D ships Lumion Pro
New high-end edition of the real-time visualisation tool ups output resolution, adds new export options.
Thursday, May 10th, 2012