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AWS Thinkbox

Volumetric rendererer and particle tools for 3ds Max and Maya now free via an Apache 2.0 licence.

Wednesday, January 4th, 2023

Deadline, Kratatoa and the other five former Thinkbox Software products are now free to download.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

AWS's popular renderfarm manager now runs in Licence Free Mode on farms with 10 Render Workers.

Thursday, April 29th, 2021

VFX house MagicPictures Studio's OpenVDB-based meshing and Bullet physics tools now available as 3ds Max plugins.

Monday, August 5th, 2019

Archtectural design and hard surface modeling software gets new higher-performance graphics engine with support for ambient occlusion.

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

Check out the experimental features in the compositing and motion graphics app, including the option to import and render 3D animations.

Friday, April 12th, 2024

Compositing and effects software gets new tools for matching film grain and managing lens distortion. See all the new features here.

Friday, April 12th, 2024

Suite of effects plugins gets new tool for importing, texturing and rendering 3D objects in After Effects, for motion graphics or VFX work.

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modeling software, including native Apple Silicon support and better numerical input.

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

Big update to the renderer adds non-photorealistic reneriing system, overhauls volume rendering, and adds official support for AMD GPUs.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024