Mir Vadim releases RayFire 1.60 for 3ds Max
Control how objects fracture with texture maps via the plugin's cool new RayFire Trace system.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
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Allan McKay releases two new free FumeFX tutorials
Watch the 3ds Max effects expert deconstruct a fire sim from the Young Empires' White Doves video.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
Tutorials: explore Mudbox's texturing capabilities
See how to use it with Maya with Naughty Dog's Christophe Desse and with 3ds Max by Pixel 23's Leandré Hounnake.
Monday, November 19th, 2012
Cyber Radiance releases Hair Farm 2.0
Popular 3ds Max hair solution now supports Maxwell Render; support for V-Ray and finalRender improved.
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
Try this at home: outdoor mini-sculpture with 3ds Max
Watch Greg Petchkovsky create this cool little piece via image-based modelling and 3D printing.
Monday, November 12th, 2012
Glare Technologies ships Indigo Renderer 3.4
Unbiased renderer gets support for section planes, new orthographic camera, native 3ds Max integration.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Autodesk introduces 90-day licences for Max and Maya
Pay $199 and use 3ds Max 2013 or Maya 2013 for three months - but only if you live in the US or Canada.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Digital Frontier ships free 3ds Max Alembic importer
Import files in the new industry-standard interchange format into 3ds Max, complete with animation.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Run C# programs inside 3ds Max without restarting
Autodesk's Christopher Diggins releases handy tool for running C# apps in Max as if they were scripts.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Review: HP Z820 workstation
HP's top-of-the-range Z820 is a beast, particularly for rendering. Jason Lewis benchmarks it here.
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Render a realistic human and win $21k in prizes
Grab the model for AXYZ Design's Lifelike 3D Human contest, render it, and win software and training.
Monday, October 1st, 2012
Marius Silaghi releases TurboSmooth Pro for Max
Handy new plugin offers more controllable semi-sharp creases, based on Pixar's subdivision tech.
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Nvidia shows sneak peek of 'iray next'
Features in next major release of Max's GPU-based render engine to include dispersive caustics.
Friday, September 28th, 2012