Autodesk to stop issuing activation codes for older apps
Activation to cease for the 2010 editions this year; then for most Autodesk software more than three versions old in 2021.
Thursday, June 27th, 2019
3ds max
Happy Digital releases Autohedge for 3ds Max
Neat plugin generates hedges and bushes matching 18 real-world plant species to fill any 3D mesh.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
Act-3D releases Lumion 9.5
Free update to real-time archviz software improves Collada import, adds 50+ wood and brick materials. Pro users get new plant models.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2020.1
Latest update to the 3D software adds new hotkey editor, support for three floating viewports, more updates to the Chamfer modifier.
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
Chaos Group ships V-Ray Next for 3ds Max Update 2
Renderer gets new toon shader, debug shading, memory tracking tools, and updates to V-Ray GPU.
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
Sneak peek: Corona's neat new 'one click' caustics system
Renderer's fast, intuitive new system aims to make caustics a 'mainstream effect' in production.
Friday, May 17th, 2019
Chaos Group ships Phoenix FD 3.14 for 3ds Max and Maya
Fluid simulation tools get improved simulation previews, reduced flicker when rendering FLIP sims.
Friday, May 17th, 2019
Review: BOXX APEXX T3 workstation
Jason Lewis puts this powerful 3D workstation through a battery of real-world DCC benchmark tests.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
New tool Masterpiece Motion lets you rig characters in VR
Intuitive new app lets users place bones and paint skin weights in VR, using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
Download 10 free 3D models for visualisation work
Get 3Dmodels.com's free assets, from clothes and furnishings to trees and cars. Multiple formats, commercial use.
Sunday, May 12th, 2019
Soft8Soft releases Verge3D 2.12 for 3ds Max and Blender
Tool for converting 3D scenes into interactive web apps gets support for WebGL 2.0, better anti-aliasing.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
Google Cloud launches Zync Render 2.0
Online rendering service now offers up to 48,000 CPU cores per user, new GPU rendering options.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
e-on software ships Vue R2 and PlantFactory R2
Vue gets updates to EcoSystems, the cloud tools and the Path Tracer; PlantFactory gets interactive path traced previews.
Thursday, April 25th, 2019