Envelop for Windows lets you use 3D software in VR
View any Windows app in VR using an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Free in beta - and a Maya plugin to come
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
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The Foundry releases Katana for Windows
Now shipping: Katana 2.5 makes powerful look dev tool available to non-Linux users for the first time.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Download cool new free 3D sculpting tool PolyBrush
Now shipping: Sketch forms in 3D space and export them as OBJs with this neat new app. Free Lite edition; full version is $20/year.
Monday, August 1st, 2016
Pixar open-sources its Universal Scene Description
Updated: New 'super Alembic' system for exchanging VFX scene data released officially. Plugins for Maya and Katana.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Blender add-on mimics the PxrDisney shader in Cycles
Updated: Onelvxe Studios' add-on mimics RenderMan's 'ubershader' in Blender. Now a paid-for product as well as a free beta.
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
The Foundry ships Cara VR
Updated: New plugin toolset for Nuke aims to tackle key problems of creating virtual reality content. See the full feature set and pricing here.
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
The Foundry releases Modo 10.1
Now shipping: Latest Modo 10 Series update adds cool procedural modelling system. Plays nicely with MeshFusion, too.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
AMD releases FireRender for 3ds Max
Updated: free OpenCL-based GPU-accelerated path tracing renderer now available in beta.
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Nukeygara updates free public beta of Akeytsu
Updated: Beta 3.0 of next-gen animation system adds new weight painting and editing tools for skinning characters.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
Get the open beta of Marvelous Designer 5.5
3D clothing design tool gets new history stack, better pattern design tools, Alembic and Maya geometry cache export.
Friday, April 29th, 2016
Blackmagic releases public beta of DaVinci Resolve 12.5
Big update to colour correction and editing app adds new HDR grading tools and GPU-accelerated effects.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
Blackmagic Design ships Fusion 8, Fusion 8 Studio
Now officially shipping: formerly Windows-only compositor now available on Mac. Linux version due later this year.
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.4 in public beta
Update promises "enhanced visuals" plus GPU instancing, better multicore rendering and VR support.
Thursday, March 17th, 2016