3d-io releases Spotmask for 3ds Max
Relight and retexture animations in post without rerendering with this nifty set of mental ray render elements.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
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Robocular unveils two new sub-$800 desktop 3D scanners
Latest entries in the growing budget laser scanning market promise true pro accuracy at hobbyist prices.
Monday, December 2nd, 2013
Review: LightWave 11.0 to 11.6
Andy Bishop looks back over NewTek's11.x series of releases, and assesses what comes next.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
Video: the Expresii digital ink simulation system
See ink 'running' under gravity when a Cintiq is tilted in this beautiful demo for the work-in-progress technology.
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Autodesk Labs releases Project Miller
New free work-in-progress tool resurfaces meshes for 3D printing and troubleshoots common errors.
Monday, October 14th, 2013
Leopoly puts ZBrush-like tools inside your web browser
Not too many of them yet, mind, but Leonar3do's free online sculpting and 3D painting tool is well worth a look.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
e-on releases free PLE edition of The Plant Factory
Learning edition has the tools of the $1,495 Producer edition, but renders are marked and export is limited.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Autodesk releases Maya LT for just $795
But new release is firmly aimed at indie game devs, not general users. Check out what's included in it here.
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
MakerBot releases Digitizer desktop 3D scanner
Only $1,400, but still pricier and - on paper, at least - less accurate than Matterform's upcoming model.
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
Wacom announces new Cintiq Companion tablets
Specs look good for Wacom's new Windows 8 and Android tablets, but you will pay for the power.
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
Autodesk Labs releases Project Memento
Free tech preview provides simple, semi-automatic tools to clean up laser scan and photogrammetry data.
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
Clara.io: the power of your 3D software in the cloud?
Exocortex's ambitious new service aims to put the toolset of apps like Max or Maya inside your browser.
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
Watch cool new videos of the FluX fluid simulator
FXGear posts new shots - and shot breakdowns - of liquid sims created in its promising-looking new tool.
Thursday, July 4th, 2013