Get four free Renderpeople rigged 3D characters
Updated: Scan-based figures work in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya - and now Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine.
Sunday, November 12th, 2017
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Foundry ships Modo 11.2
Videos: See the new Principled BRDF shader and procedural modelling tools in action. Lots of UV workflow improvements, too.
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
Download Eisko's free rigged model of a human head
Updated: Get this photorealistic female head based on scan data. Now rigged and ready to animate.
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
IDV ships SpeedTree Cinema 8
Update to the tree-generation tool adds PBR support; new modelling, animation and export options. Price of a perpetual licence down $500.
Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Nukeygara ships Akeytsu 1.0
Now shipping: innovative new tool aims to rethink rigging and animation for artists, not engineers. Check out the feature set here.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 2017.2
Now shipping: update adds 'direct roundtrip' workflow with 3ds Max and Maya; new lightmapping and particles options.
Thursday, October 12th, 2017
Rizom-Lab ships Unfold3D V10 VS and Unfold3D V10 RS
Popular UV unwrapping tool gets two new market-specific editions for design and entertainment work.
Thursday, October 5th, 2017
Get eight free building parts from KitBash3d's Gothic kit
Download detailed modular parts designed for concepting Gothic cathedrals. OBJ, FBX, Maya format.
Monday, September 25th, 2017
Crytek releases CryEngine 5.4
Now officially released. Free game engine gets support for Substance Designer materials, new Vulkan renderer, and terrain blending.
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Download Andrew Averkin's free Hard Surface Kitbash Pack
Get the Blur Studio artist's 414 readymade parts for mechs and machines. MAX, FBX, OBJ format.
Thursday, September 7th, 2017
Nevercenter releases Silo 2.5
First update to the lightweight subdivision surface modelling tool for nearly three years adds FBX, Collada support; overhauls the UI.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
Esri ships CityEngine 2017.0
Powerful 3D city-generation software used on Independence Day 2 gets new measurement and building customisation toolsets.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Brekel releases OpenVR Recorder
Interesting new mocap tool records tracking data direct from your HTC Vive or Oculus Rift in FBX format.
Monday, August 7th, 2017