Unity ships Ziva Real-Time 2.0
New AI-based toolset generates real-time 3D characters that move with the accuracy of VFX rigs. Works with Maya, Unity, Unreal.
Friday, July 28th, 2023
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Thinkinetic ships Pulldownit 5.5 for 3ds Max and Maya
3ds Max edition now available: check out the new features in the shattering and dynamics plugin.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023
Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 2022 for free
Download a full recent version of the versatile digital painting and image editing software for free.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
IDV releases SpeedTree 9.5
Tree-generation software for games and VFX gets new Projectors system for adding surface details like moss and snow.
Friday, July 21st, 2023
See the roadmap for Blender's Animation 2025 project
Intial release schedule announced for the major overhaul of Blender's rigging and animation systems.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
Infinigen: a free generator for procedural 3D environments
Intriguing Blender-based tool can automatically generate 3D terrain, plants - and even rigged creatures.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Check out Goo Engine: Blender for 3D anime
Interesting fork of the open-source 3D software adds animation and rendering features for anime artists.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Wonder Studio is available
Updated: hotly tipped AI tool for automatically replacing live actors with 3D characters can now export scenes in USD format.
Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
Tutorial: Large-Scale Water FX in Houdini
Master production-scale fluid simulation with ILM artist Miguel Perez Senent's detailed tutorial.
Saturday, July 8th, 2023
Otoy joins the Academy Software Foundation
OctaneRender developer joins VFX and movie industry body alongside CoreWeave and Bolt Graphics.
Friday, July 7th, 2023
Tutorial: VFX for Games
Discover how to create real-time fantasy effects with Houdini and Unreal Engine in The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.
Sunday, July 2nd, 2023
Pixar ships RenderMan 25.2
Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.
Friday, June 30th, 2023
Chaos releases Vantage 2.0
Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer aims to make the software 'as powerful for VFX as it is for architectural visualization'.
Thursday, June 29th, 2023