Rookies 2022 rankings reveal the world's best CG schools
France's New3dge ranked overall best school. See who placed first for VFX, animation & game design.
Saturday, October 22nd, 2022
animation
Adobe ships After Effects 23.0
Update to the compositing app makes it possible to use any layer as a track matte. 3D model import and OCIO support now in beta.
Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
Download KitBash3D's free Mission to Minerva model kit
Get 90 modular 3D models of sci-fi buildings and vehicle, created for KitBash3D's community art contest. Commercial use.
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 22.10
Open-source game engine's new terrain system handles '16km x 16km worlds at high framerates'.
Friday, October 14th, 2022
Reallusion releases iClone 8.1 and iClone Unreal Live Link 1.1
Check out the new features in the real-time character animation app and its live link to Unreal Engine.
Friday, October 7th, 2022
AXYZ design ships anima 5.0
Crowd simulation system for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya and UE5 gets new AI-based 'neural crowds' engine, and physical motion blur.
Monday, October 3rd, 2022
Reallusion releases Character Creator 4.1
Character creation tool gets neat new auto-rigging system, new LOD creation and subdivision options.
Thursday, September 29th, 2022
Wacom launches new Cintiq Pro 27 pen display
120Hz 27-inch Cintiq Pro is the 'fastest pen display in the industry', but performance comes at a price.
Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
Autodesk Revit users to get Twinmotion for free
Part of the firm's new collaboration with Epic Games to break down barriers between their software.
Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
Autodesk announces Flow
First product to be released on Autodesk's new 'industry cloud' for M&E work like VFX and game dev will 'focus on asset management'.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Eye candy: Chaos's 2022 V-Ray showreels
See the best new VFX and arch viz work created with V-Ray, along with tech breakdowns of key projects.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2022.2
Unusual physics-based animation software gets global rotation kinematics, improved auto-posing.
Monday, September 19th, 2022
Autodesk launches Maya Creative
Use Maya's core tools for $3/day with this new cut-down edition for freelancers and smaller studios.
Thursday, September 15th, 2022