Upload an animated model to yoanimate and get $50
First 50 artists to enter the new online model-viewing service's animation contest each get $50. Best one wins $1,000.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
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Sketchfab adds animation support
Updated, now out of beta: Upload animations to the model-viewing service in FBX format and see them play in your browser.
Friday, December 11th, 2015
The Foundry ships Mari 3
Updated, now shipping: Texturing app gets OpenSubdiv support; Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift and UE4 shaders; native Modo integration.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Quixel ships Quixel Suite 2.0
Updated, now shipping: Games texturing toolkit gets powerful 3D painting and map baking options. See the new features in action here.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Rokoko Electronics unveils Salto full-body mocap suit
Danish startup promises lightweight inertial capture suit for just $700. A further $150 gets you gloves on top.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
F12 releases The Grove
Create realistic vegetation for use in Blender or export to other DCC apps with this neat new tree generator.
Monday, October 5th, 2015
CLO Virtual Fashion ships Marvelous Designer 5
Updated: 3D clothing design app gets new direct positioning tool, better pattern editing, faster sims. Now shipping.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
Chaos Group releases V-Ray for Nuke
Edit V-Ray lights, materials and render properties directly inside Nuke, NukeX and Nuke Studio.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
Rui Batista releases PolyPaint 1.5 for Cinema 4D
Handy 3D paint tool lets C4D users import RGBA vertex colour data from apps like ZBrush, or export it to Unity.
Monday, July 20th, 2015
Download the assets from the Unity 5 Blacksmith demo
Get two characters and two detailed environments in FBX format, plus lots of bonus tools, all available free.
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Get 8 free mocap moves in Motek's StockMoves store
Download a range of walks and a two-character argument in FBX format, licensed for commercial use.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
Buy the 3D models used to create Knights of Sidonia
Get the character, mech and ship models Polygon Pictures used to produce the TV anime, including two free figures.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2015
Get Christophe Desse's free 3D character models
Download some of the Naughty Dog artist's creations, including an OBJ/FBX Space Soldier and a ZTL male human head.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015