e-on software releases CloudFactory Ozone 2015
Atmosphere-creation plugin gets new name, compatibility with Cinema 4D R16, but not much else.
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
3ds max
Download 33 tree models free for commercial use
Updated: Get a range of tree models in MAX and/or OBJ formats from artist Krzysztof Czerwiński's blog.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Get Ahmed Shalaby's free Shiko 3ds Max character rig
Download this stretchy, stylised rig from the Egyptian character TD. Comes with face and body controls.
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Marius Silaghi releases Deformation Cleaner
Neat 3ds Max modifier cleans up bad deformations on animated models without losing mesh detail.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Solid Iris Technologies unveils Thea Render 1.4
Hybrid renderer to support motion blur, displacement, render channels on GPU. New OpenCL port soon.
Monday, November 17th, 2014
Allan McKay launches free VFX careers podcasts
Updated: Get free careers advice from the VFX supervisor - including how to succeed at job interviews.
Friday, November 14th, 2014
The extraordinary making of David Levy's PLUG
Updated: The Prometheus concept artist's VFX short turns Terminator's story on its head. Watch it here.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
Chaos Group ships V-Ray 3.0 for Maya
Now shipping: Speed boosts, new progressive renderer, plus new option to render Bifrost meshes.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Sneak peek: interactive renders in Corona Renderer
See the new 3ds Max renderer's CPU-based interactive preview tackle billion-poly instanced scenes.
Monday, October 20th, 2014
e-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2015
3ds Max, Maya and C4D instancing plugin gets intuitive new EcoSystem brushes, plus support for LoDs.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Autodesk software now free to schools worldwide
3ds Max, Maya, et al now free to colleges worldwide, as well as individual students and teachers.
Friday, October 10th, 2014
Corona Renderer team reveals price, release date
And its 'Fair SaaS' pricing for the much-anticipated 3ds Max renderer sounds a lot like a dig at Adobe.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
Download 30 free furniture and kitchenware models
Get Viz-People's high-detail models: some OBJ, all 3ds Max/V-Ray, and all licensed for commercial use.
Monday, October 6th, 2014