Download Trapcode's free Mandelbulb VR app
Peder Norrby's clever Unity scene lets you explore a mesmerising 3D fractal in real time on an Oculus Rift.
Thursday, December 24th, 2015
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DGDM ships SLiB | Browser and SLiB | Browser Pro 1.0
Maya plugins for browsing shaders get new search and favourites options. Base edition is still free.
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Creative Dimension Software ships 3DSOM Pro 4
Updated: Image-based modelling tool gets more flexible, higher-res capture process, WebGL export.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
The GIMP team announces GIMP 2.9
Big update to open-source image-editing tool adds support for 32-bits-per-channel colour, OpenEXR files.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Download Houdini Engine for 3ds Max
Get the binaries of Hideki Suzuki's free plugin for importing and editing Houdini content inside 3ds Max.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Get free Maya shader library building tool BlissLib
Download TD Einar Gabbassov's free framework for building custom libraries of Maya, mental ray and RenderMan shaders.
Friday, November 20th, 2015
Get free auto-retopology tool Instant Meshes
ETH Zurich's neat free app converts any mesh to uniform quads, then lets you customise their edge flow.
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
The Foundry releases Colorway 2.0
Iterative look design tool gets streamlined for team collaboration. Free until January, then available on subscription only.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
Download innoBright's free tech preview of Altus 1.0
Intriguing new tool denoises Arnold, V-Ray, Corona and Redshift renders, generating clean images 2-9x faster.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Expresii now available as free public beta
Beautiful new tool lets you paint with virtual brushes and inks, complete with fluid flow and blending.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Download DGDM's free Maya SLiB | Browser plugin
Updated: Handy add-on offers a simple way to browse shaders. New Pro edition lets you export them, too.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Miguel Winfield releases MG-Picker Studio 1.5
Create flexible, scriptable custom picker GUIs for your Maya rigs, or use the free readymade templates.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Natron 2.0 ships
Big update to the open-source compositor adds Python support, roto painting and new dopesheet. Check out the new features here.
Friday, October 9th, 2015