Nvidia unveils NeuralVDB
'Next evolution' of OpenVDB brings the power of AI to volumetric data, reducing the memory footprint of fluid simulations by up to 100x.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
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Download Animal Logic's free ALab USD production scene
Updated: ace USD test scene now has 300+ production-quality assets, including two rigged characters.
Friday, August 5th, 2022
ASWF adopts OpenAssetIO and OpenFX
VFX industry body to oversee development of open standards for plugins and asset management.
Thursday, August 4th, 2022
Otoy ships Sculptron 2022.1 in early access
Unusual GPU-based sculpting app gets new cloth sculpting system, plus tools for grooming hair and fur.
Friday, July 29th, 2022
Sneak peek: Sculptron's crazy new cloth sculpting tools
Check out the eye-catching cloth brush and wrinkle deformer due in the GPU-based sculpting app.
Friday, July 22nd, 2022
SideFX releases Houdini 19.5
Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma.
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Chaos releases Chaos Vantage 1.8
Check out the new features in the real-time tool for exploring V-Ray scenes, like the new cloud system.
Monday, July 18th, 2022
Sneak peek: Houdini 19.5
See a full list of new features in the next version of Houdini, including updates to creature effects, fluid simulation, Solaris and Karma.
Monday, July 18th, 2022
Get free AI-based frame interpolation tool Flowframes
NMKD Software's neat tool retimes video - but you can also use it speed up 3D animation workflow.
Saturday, July 16th, 2022
Download BtoA: the free Arnold plugin for Blender
Community-made plugin lets you render Blender animations, VFX and visualisations in Autodesk's Arnold renderer.
Friday, July 15th, 2022
iToo Software releases Forest Pack 7.4.3 for 3ds Max
Scattering plugin gets support for V-Ray 6, plus new options for replacing scene objects by name.
Thursday, July 14th, 2022
Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2022.2
Real-time visualisation software gets new HDRI backdrop system, and physics-based layout tools.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Preview: Blender's new hair tools and viewport compositor
Check out the curve-based hair system due in Blender 3.3, and the upcoming real-time compositor.
Monday, July 11th, 2022