Autodesk to discontinue Softimage?
Now confirmed: the upcoming 2015 release of Softimage will be the last. Product support runs until 2016.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
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Maya 2015 and 3ds Max 2015 sneak peeks leak online?
Brief, and now confirmed not to be official, but you do get to see Bifrost in Maya and render elements in iray.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Autodesk rolls out Autodesk Character Generator
Free online service lets you create rigged characters in your browser, then download in MB or FBX format.
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
How to use 3ds Max on a Mac, or Maya on a tablet
Cory Mogk's step-by-step guide shows you how to run Autodesk software via the Amazon EC2 cloud.
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
Mixamo releases Fuse 'universal character creator'
Free tool generates custom male and female characters in OBJ format, licensed for commercial use.
Friday, January 24th, 2014
Watch the tech sessions from Autodesk University online
Access hours of training videos and session handouts for free, particularly if you're a Max or Maya user.
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
NewTek releases free trial of ChronoSculpt
Try NewTek's innovative new tool for sculpting animation caches by hand. Works with most 3D packages.
Saturday, December 28th, 2013
New Autodesk initiative puts Max, Maya in your browser
Updated: Development partner Otoy makes streaming and OctaneCloud technology available free forever.
Monday, December 23rd, 2013
Autodesk adds MEL scripting, OBJ export to Maya LT
Latest extension suddenly makes the 'lite' version of Maya for games artists a much more powerful proposition.
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
Autodesk unveils details of its 3December 2013 event
See footage of the live event online, along with interviews, tutorials and a 'making of Elysium' session.
Monday, November 25th, 2013
Autodesk Labs launches Project Khan
Free cloud-based system based on Donya Labs' Simplygon technology automates creation of LOD assets for games.
Thursday, November 14th, 2013
Blender 2.69 ships
Updated: Open-source 3D tool gets option to import FBX files, plus new hair shader and plane tracking.
Monday, November 4th, 2013
Autodesk releases Autodesk Remote
Free tool for users on subscription contracts lets you drive any Autodesk product from a remote computer.
Sunday, October 27th, 2013