character rigging

Autodesk ships Maya 2023.1

3D animation software gets updates to Boolean modelling, vertex painting and HumanIK, plus new C++ SDK in Bifrost for Maya.

Thursday, June 16th, 2022

Nekki ships Cascadeur 2022.1

Physics-based animation software gets Constraints system for weapons, plus new Node Editor and Python API for technical artists.

Saturday, April 16th, 2022

Autodesk ships Maya 2023

3D modelling and animation app gets new Blue Pencil annotation toolset, plus updates to Boolean modelling, retopology and Bifrost.

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

Blender 3.1 ships

Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D software, from faster renders in Cycles to new procedural modelling nodes.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics

Buyout of leading character rigging and simulation tools developer strengthens Unity's portfolio of digital human and creature tech.

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

Autodesk ships Maya 2022.3

Latest version of Maya adds new options for retargeting facial animation. Bifrost, USD, Substance and Arnold plugins all updated.

Wednesday, December 8th, 2021