Autodesk to discontinue perpetual licences of Arnold
Firm reverses its policy on acquiring the renderer from Solid Angle last April, moves to rental-only pricing.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
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Autodesk releases 3ds Max Asset Library 1.5
Free add-on for 'deep searching' and browsing 3D assets gets new UI, integration with CGTrader's online store.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2018
Update replaces the mental ray renderer with Arnold 5, adds new options for customising the interface and editing motion paths.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
Eye candy: Autodesk's 2017 VFX reel
See the best new VFX created in Max and Maya: from Deadpool to The Mill's amazing commercials.
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017
3ds Max 2018 will include Arnold, not Mental Ray
Max 2018 to include a limited-use version of Arnold in place of Iray or Mental Ray when it ships this April.
Friday, March 24th, 2017
Autodesk to raise price of its software maintenance plans
Cost of maintaining a perpetual licence of Max or Maya to rise 38% by 2019, phased in year by year.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Autodesk releases Maya 2017 Update 3
Sizeable update to Maya adds new motion graphics, animation, hair grooming and fluid simulation tools.
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Carl Bass steps down as CEO of Autodesk
Long-serving CEO to depart following new deal with activist investor Sachem Head Capital Management.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
Autodesk cans its 123D apps
Support for hobbyist-friendly 3D modelling and photogrammetry tools like 123D Sculpt+ and 123D Catch will cease on 31 March 2017.
Friday, December 23rd, 2016
Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers for CG artists
See over 50 money-saving offers, including Adobe, Autodesk, Allegorithmic, Marvelous Designer and Next Limit.
Thursday, November 24th, 2016
Eye candy: Autodesk's 2016 VFX reel
See the best new work created using Maya, Max and Flame - from Hollywood movies to Korean ads.
Friday, November 18th, 2016
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2017.1
Update adds support for Blended Box mapping, versatile new Data Channel modifier. Arnold plugin and Asset Library also updated.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
Autodesk releases Sketchbook Motion
Neat iPad app turns sketches into simple 2D animations using an intuitive sketch-based workflow.
Monday, September 26th, 2016