Luxology ships modo 601
'Most significant update ever' adds over 50 major new features, including character animation tools.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
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Marius Silaghi releases Form 1.0 for 3ds Max
New plugin adds ZSphere-alike modelling tools to 3ds Max for quickly roughing out organic forms.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Mario Baldi creates free FiberMesh to Maya script
Another day, another free tool for exporting ZBrush 4R2b hair to the 3D app of your choice for rendering.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Wayne Robson creates free FiberMesh-to-Max plugin
You wait a week for a tool to convert ZBrush 4R2b hair to splines, then two come along at once.
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Exocortex releases Species rigging plugin for Softimage
Blend stock body types to create a base mesh, then apply a rig created by Animal Logic's Eric Thivierge.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Atangeo ships Balancer 2.0
Polygon-reduction tool adds intuitive new visual workflow to control the decimation of your model.
Monday, January 9th, 2012
Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software
Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Aaron Sims: from creature guru to Hollywood director
The legendary designer discusses his VFX short, Archetype, intended as a calling card for a full-length film.
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Javier Edo releases Forger: cool sculpting app for iPad
New tool from the Double Negative TD looks considerably more ZBrush-like than existing apps.
Friday, November 11th, 2011
NewTek announces new features of LightWave 11
Extensive update to feature former CORE technologies like Bullet physics: due to ship by end of year.
Friday, November 11th, 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
Review: Professional GPUs - Nvidia vs AMD 2011
Jason Lewis puts Nvidia and AMD's latest professional graphics cards through a battery of real-world tests.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4 Advanced and Pro editions
High-end editions of the figure-posing tool add advanced render options, new rigging and skinning tools.
Friday, September 16th, 2011