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
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Get the new Substance plugin for Houdini
Allegorithmic's free add-on lets users edit textures in Substance format using Houdini's native tools.
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Epic Games ships Daydream plugin for Unreal Engine 4
Support for Google's new mobile VR platform available already. Source code out now, binaries due in June.
Friday, May 20th, 2016
LuxRender 1.6 ships
Open-source renderer gets new shadowcatcher system, plus variance clamping to reduce artefacts in renders.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
VR-Plugin releases VR-Plugin 5.0
View and navigate Maya scenes via an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive with this VR plugin. Includes a free edition.
Friday, May 13th, 2016
The Foundry releases Mari Non-commercial
Master the 3D texture painting app with the new free learning edition, or use it to create demo reel material.
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
Handplane 3d releases Handplane Baker for free
Neat free tool generates AO, cavity, curvature, normal and other maps for use in game engines. Handles dense ZBrush sculpts.
Monday, May 9th, 2016
Download the Maya and Maya LT 2016 Bonus Tools
Updated: Get this set of handy free scripts and plugins - now updated for Maya 2016 Extension 2.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
FXhome releases HitFilm 4 Express for free
Cut-down version of the editing, compositing and effects software gets new tools from the Pro edition.
Friday, April 29th, 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
Download 39 free hi-res 3D scans of common foods
Get Blank Repository's million-poly 3D models of fruit, veg, bread and junk food in OBJ format, licensed for commercial use.
Tuesday, April 26th, 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
Get over 500 free anatomy images from Anatomy 360
View renders of male and female figures in multiple poses, created from hi-res 3D scans of live actors.
Sunday, April 17th, 2016