Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2019.2
Release adds new Fluid Loader object for tweaking and rendering cached sims, further updates to Alembic and OSL.
Thursday, September 20th, 2018
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Free tool MeshSync live links Unity to DCC software
Open-source app syncs geometry, lights and cameras between Unity and 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and MotionBuilder.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Check out promising 3ds Max scattering plugin NeatScatter
Interesting new tool generates detailed, non-overlapping patterns of instances for close-up shots.
Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
Try V-Ray Cloud for free
Now in open beta: push-button cloud render service lets you launch jobs directly inside 3ds Max or Maya. Free for a limited time.
Monday, August 13th, 2018
Allegorithmic ships Substance for 3ds Max 2.0
Free plugin for editing Substance materials in 3ds Max now supports animation and network rendering.
Friday, August 10th, 2018
SiNi Software ships version 1.11 of its 3ds Max plugins
Utility toolkit IgNite gets updates to Sculpt, Scribe and Illumi; other plugins now support V-Ray Next.
Monday, August 6th, 2018
Iray for 3ds Max 1.8 and Iray for Maya 2.1 both ship
Plugin editions of the GPU-based renderer add a bloom filter and better AI denoising in Max; UDIM support in Maya.
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
Epic Games releases Unreal Studio 4.20
UE4-based visualisation platform gets iterative import workflow, new SketchUp exporter, MDL support.
Saturday, July 21st, 2018
iToo Software releases RailClone 3.2 for 3ds Max
Parametric modelling plugin gets support for V-Ray Next and Arnold; new food products in asset library.
Thursday, July 5th, 2018
Render Legion ships Corona Renderer 2 for 3ds Max
New features include OpenVDB, FumeFX and Phoenix FD support, better interoperability with V-Ray.
Tuesday, June 26th, 2018
Google open-sources Seurat
Updated: Free tech converts offline renders to 3D geometry for use in mobile VR. Has exporters for Maya, Unity, UE4 - and now 3ds Max.
Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
WTools3D ships LWCAD 2018
Powerful procedural modelling plugin for LightWave gets new toolsets for automatically generating windows and railings.
Monday, June 18th, 2018
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2019.1
Update improves Alembic support and performance of OSL shaders; adds new Projects toolbar plus helper tools for Fluids simulations.
Wednesday, June 13th, 2018