Free tool: Character Creator Auto Setup for 3ds Max
Reallusion's free add-on readies characters exported from Character Creator and iClone for rendering in 3ds Max with Arnold or V-Ray.
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
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Basefount releases Animcraft 5.0
Unusual tool for creating software-agnostic animation libraries gets new AI-based markerless full-body motion-capture system
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
Tutorial: Character Asset Creation for Cinematics - Vol. 1
Discover how to create a detailed, animation-ready fantasy character with Maya and ZBrush in The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, July 21st, 2024
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2024.5
Check out the latest features in the 3D animation app, including updates to the particle and simulation tools, and a new Undo History.
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
5 key features in Blender 4.2
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from new digital sculpting tools and GPU compositing to 'Eevee Next'.
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Check out Blender crowd-creation tool Procedural Crowds Pro
Promising add-on for the open-source 3D app generates large animated background crowds from a library of scanned 3D characters.
Monday, July 15th, 2024
Get artist-friendly 3D animation software Akeystu for free
Unconventional character rigging and animation tool is no longer being developed commercially, so you can now download it for free.
Sunday, July 14th, 2024
SideFX releases Houdini 20.5: check out its five key features
Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
Tutorial: Real-Time VFX Fundamentals for Unreal Engine 5
Discover how to create an anime-style explosion effect in The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly game art tutorial.
Sunday, July 7th, 2024
Get Procedural Anatomy for Houdini free in open beta
Promising tool creates KineFX-compatible muscle and skin simulation rigs for use in visual effects, animation and games.
Thursday, July 4th, 2024
tyFlow 1.111 integrates Stable Diffusion into 3ds Max
Multiphysics add-on's tyDiffusion module generates AI renders and animations matching 3ds Max scenes. Included in the free edition.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
DeepMotion launches AI text-to-animation service SayMotion 1.5
Browser-based tool lets you create animations for humanoid characters by typing text prompts. Free in open beta, including for commercial use
Saturday, June 29th, 2024
Move AI launches AI-based real-time mocap solution Move Live
Markerless motion-capture software streams data live to Unreal Engine, or can post-process it to a 'AAA quality' Blender file.
Thursday, June 27th, 2024