Fabric Software unveils Fabric Engine for Modo
VFX tools development platform to be integrated with Modo. Houdini, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine also in the works.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
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Kinematic Lab ships Atom for 3ds Max
Clovis Gay's neat motion graphics plugin creates particle-based effects similar to After Effects' Plexus.
Monday, April 27th, 2015
Autodesk unveils 3ds Max 2016
Strong update adds node-based tool-authoring system, new physical camera, improved Alembic and OpenSubdiv support.
Monday, April 13th, 2015
Nvidia unveils Quadro M6000
Jason Lewis runs through the specs of Nvidia's new top-of-the-range pro GPU, and reveals some early benchmark results.
Thursday, March 19th, 2015
DNA Research ships 3Delight for 3ds Max 2.0
RenderMan-compliant renderer used on Elysium now available for 3ds Max. The first licence is free.
Thursday, March 19th, 2015
Fabric Engine 2.0 to add visual programming system
Updated: Create high-end VFX tools by wiring nodes together, Softimage ICE-style. See a demo video here.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
Nvidia releases PhysX source code on GitHub
Get the full C++ source of the top game physics system, including the clothing and destruction libraries.
Thursday, March 5th, 2015
VFX breakdowns of the month: February 2015
Check out the month's best tech demos, including some stunning work from The Mill and Blur Studio.
Saturday, February 28th, 2015
AXYZ design releases an(i)ma 1.7.1
Updated: Crowd animation tool for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D now also available for Mac. Price down, too.
Friday, February 27th, 2015
Corona Renderer 1.0 ships
Long-awaited commercial release of 3ds Max renderer adds interactive rendering, SSS, big speed boosts.
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
You can do it! VFX unveils Nyx DBR for 3ds Max
Updated: Distributed rendering plugin, formerly called Nexus DBR, now out in alpha for early users.
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
Get A&G Tool Company's free V-Ray clay template
Downloadable 3ds Max template turns any model into an attractive clay-shaded turntable animation.
Thursday, February 12th, 2015
LuxRender 1.4 ships
Free physically based renderer moves to new core architecture; renders 'at least two times faster'.
Monday, February 9th, 2015