Autodesk reshuffles Softimage dev team
Development of Softimage moves to Singapore. Original Montreal-based team reassigned to work on Maya VFX.
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
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Eye candy: Autodesk's new post and VFX demo reel
Watch four and a half minutes of whizz-bang effects, from the last Harry Potter down to station idents.
Friday, April 20th, 2012
Autodesk: all of our products will soon go online
In two to three years, the only way to use our software will be via the internet, claims CEO Carl Bass.
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Autodesk unveils retooled Smoke 2013 for Mac
Price of radically reworked all-in-one editing and visual effects 'super app' slashed from $15k to just $3,495.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
3ds Max 2013 gets built-in animation store
Browse, edit and buy thousands of motion clips from within 3ds Max via the new Mixamo-powered service.
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Autodesk begins shipping 2013 product line
New versions of 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and Mudbox available via online store and local resellers.
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Nvidia stops shipping mental mill
Retail distribution discontinued for MetaSL shader authoring tool bundled with Autodesk software.
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Softimage 2013 to get new CrowdFX crowd tools
Upcoming update to add ICE-based crowd simulation system and new high-quality viewport display.
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Autodesk announces new features of Maya 2013
Lots of new animation tools, better interoperability with MotionBuilder, and nHair sims - but no iray just yet.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Autodesk announces new features of 3ds Max 2013
mCloth, Track View retiming and updates to iray and Nitrous, oh my. See videos of the new features here.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Autodesk announces new 'Ultimate' product suite
Get the latest versions of 3ds Max, Maya, Mudbox, Softimage and MotionBuilder in one giant bundle.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Autodesk announces 2013 DCC product line-up
New tools and more interoperability announced for 3ds Max, Mudbox, Maya, Softimage and MotionBuilder.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
See Autodesk's webcast of its 2013 product line-up
Watch CEO Carl Bass discuss the new products via a live feed on the Autodesk Facebook from 9am PDT.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012