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
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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
Autodesk lifts geometry export cap from Maya LT
If you're exporting to Unity, at least. For FBX files, the new Extension release ups the limit to 65,000 polys.
Thursday, October 24th, 2013
Autodesk Labs releases Project Miller
New free work-in-progress tool resurfaces meshes for 3D printing and troubleshoots common errors.
Monday, October 14th, 2013
Autodesk to discontinue software upgrades
As of 1 February 2015, a subscription contract will be your only way to stay up to date with new features.
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Autodesk announces 2014 Extension releases
Updated: Max, Maya and Mudbox extensions now available: nothing for Softimage or MotionBuilder this time.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Autodesk posts Leap Motion plugin for MotionBuilder
Free R&D plugin lets users of the Kinect-like device puppeteer characters live inside MotionBuilder.
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Autodesk launches pay-as-you-go pricing for Max, Maya
Cost of rental may appeal more to studios than freelancers, but user feedback has been broadly positive.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013