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Updated: Scan-based figures work in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya - and now Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine.

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Cool work-in-progress Maya plugin promises complete automatic character setup, including muscles and facial coding.

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

See highlights of the studio's 200 shots, including the making of Hong Kong Bay and the robot control rigs.

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

Neat add-on lets you add animated crowds to 3D scenes - including by giving characters Sims-style needs to eat, sleep and use the toilet.

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

Check out the changes to the VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps, including AI masking tools and revamped chromakeying.

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

New mocap solution for iClone users integrates directly into the animation app, extracting full-body and hand motion from source video.

Friday, October 31st, 2025

Check out two interesting new AI-based technologies for selecting - and magically removing all trace of - objects in images.

Friday, October 31st, 2025

New all-in-one application Affinity by Canva combines capabilities from Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher for pro graphics work.

Friday, October 31st, 2025

Interesting tool suite transfers clothing and rigs between 3D characters from different sources. Works with UE5 MetaHumans.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2025