CG Channel

Bend

Check out the new features in the 3ds Max and Maya fluid simulator, including new options for directing liquids. Sims now 'up to 20%' faster.

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Interesting standalone app authors fibre- or card-based hair for use in game engines and real-time apps.

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

Robust Maya cloth plugin gets support for Maya 2020's cached playback system for simulations, finer control over cloth collisions.

Friday, March 6th, 2020

See some neat work-in-progress tech for sculpting with adaptive topology, recorded at Siggraph 2015.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

Development of the open-source CPU/GPU renderer and its Blender plugin now 'back on track' after three years. See what's new.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

Sales and downloads of the cut-down editions of ZBrush to end on 30 May 2025, but a new 'freemium' desktop version is 'on its way'.

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

Get environment artist Emran Bayarti's Downtown Alley modular asset pack free for two weeks on Fab. For commercial use.

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

AI-generated assets can still be uploaded, but will be made 'essentially invisible'. See how the policy compares to other sites.

Monday, May 19th, 2025