Autodesk buys games AI firm GRIP Entertainment
Creator of the Digital Extra System incorporated into Unreal Engine 3 and other AI middleware tools.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
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Esri ships CityEngine 2011
Updated: Vue edition of procedural city-generation software retained, despite product line-up being cut to Basic and Advanced editions.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Refractive Software unveils OctaneRender for 3ds Max
New plugin to enable artists to use the physically accurate GPU-based renderer directly inside 3ds Max.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Hippolyte Mounier releases PhotoSculpt Textures 2
Update to 3D texture-generation tool boosts processing speed, adds autorotation and autocalibration.
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Q&A: David Lesperance, environment sculptor
Sculpting isn't just for characters, says the Blizzard veteran: it's there for everything from trees to rubble.
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Maxwell Render now free for Google SketchUp
For images under 800 pixels in size, at least, thanks to Next Limit's new standalone rendering plug-in.
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Next Limit releases Maxwell Render Suite 2.6
Physically correct render engine gets support for fur, particles, and improved displacement algorithm.
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Q&A: Bradley 'GMUNK' Munkowitz, design director
The man behind TRON: Legacy's holograms talks design secrets, creativity tips - and erotic vegetables.
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Read 100 3ds Max tips from Autodesk's Jamie Gwilliam
Autodesk UK's 3ds Max expert comes to the end of his 100-day tips marathon. Read the results here.
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
The Foundry ships Ocula 3.0
Set of Nuke stereo workflow plug-ins gets major update, including new retiming and focus-matching tools.
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Q&A: David Couchariere, character animator
The DreamWorks star gives us his technical tips - and tells us why now is a new golden age for animation.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Maxon releases free After Effects to Cinema 4D plug-in
Export projects from After Effects CS3 and above directly to Cinema 4D R13 with the latest release.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Basefount Technology ships Miarmy Pro 1.0
Pro edition of Maya crowd simulator released at launch price of $570. Download a trial edition for free.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011