Autodesk software now free to schools worldwide
3ds Max, Maya, et al now free to colleges worldwide, as well as individual students and teachers.
Friday, October 10th, 2014
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Gnomon releases Maya Viewport 2.0 and Shader FX
Eric Keller's five-hour DVD provides a complete guide to Maya 2015's powerful real-time previews.
Friday, October 10th, 2014
Adobe adds neat free video editor to its iOS app line-up
Premiere Clip provides nifty mobile editing toolset. New Shape CC and Brush CC apps for illustrators, too.
Thursday, October 9th, 2014
Download a Maya character rig from Hotel Transylvania
Sony Pictures Animation releases a free simplified version of one of the zombie rigs used on the movie.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
Download DJV Imaging's free flipbook viewer
Get Lucasfilm engineer Darby Johnston's robust image sequence viewer and batch-processing tools.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
Download 30 free furniture and kitchenware models
Get Viz-People's high-detail models: some OBJ, all 3ds Max/V-Ray, and all licensed for commercial use.
Monday, October 6th, 2014
Download the free Mery character rig for Maya
Check out the Mery Project's impressive free rigged character. Ideal for student and demo work.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
SolidAngle releases Arnold for Houdini
New Houdini to Arnold plugin now available to download alongside the Maya and Softimage versions.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
e-on ships Vue 2014.6 and PlantFactory 2014.6
Updated: Non-commercial Personal Learning Editions of both apps now available for the 2014.6 editions.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Video: see Frostbite and Unreal Engine 4 on iOS 8
Updated: download Epic Games' free Zen Garden demo to try Unreal Engine 4 on iOS 8 for yourself.
Thursday, September 18th, 2014
Ten24 ships Skull Sketcher anatomy reference app
Free tool shows male and female skulls from any angle, under any lighting, in outline or realistic views.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Download free procedural tree models from Laubwerk
Get 144 3ds Max and C4D models showing four common species in different ages and seasonal states.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
Amplify Creations unveils Amplify Texture 2 for Unity
Updated: Virtual texturing plugin lets you use 4 Terapixel textures inside Unity Pro. Free public trial out now.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014