Cloud services firm Otoy buys Refractive Software
Deal will not change roadmap or licence terms for offline version of Octane Render, says developer.
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
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GDC 2012: Autodesk signs Nintendo licensing deal
Middleware tools Kynapse, Scaleform and HumanIK all soon coming to games on a Wii near U.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Autodesk announces its 2013 games tools line-up
New versions of Beast, HumanIK, Kynapse, Cognition, Population and Scaleform go on show at GDC 2012.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new MassFX physics system
New video shows real-time simulation of rigid bodies and mCloth - but is it GPU-accelerated?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Eye candy: Autodesk's 2012 games showreel
Rest your eyes on some pretty bangs and flashes as we wait for news from GDC 2012 this week.
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new 'Send To' workflow
Updated: now with an actual video showing data transfer between Max and Maya as well as MotionBuilder.
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new MediaSync workflow
'Best interop with After Effects just got better' claims blog post for latest seven-minute preview video.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Autodesk previews new Deformable Poly for 3ds Max
New object type to offer faster, more controllable deformations on heavy multi-million-polygon meshes?
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Autodesk previews nHair simulation system for Maya
There's no guarantee that the tools will actually make it into Maya 2013, but the timing looks suggestive.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Sneak peek: The future of 3ds Max
Autodesk posts video of fixes for 'Small Annoying Things' and hints at new functionality in 3ds Max 2013.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
CG industry reacts to SOPA/PIPA web blackout
We round up the players taking sides in yesterday's piracy law online action, both pro and anti.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software
Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Autodesk acquires mystery tech from T-Splines
Could the buyout lead to a version of the NURBS-like T-Splines modelling system for Maya once again?
Friday, December 23rd, 2011