Chaos Group releases V-Ray Next for Modo
Modo edition of the renderer gets new scene intelligence features, faster GPU rendering, new rolling shutter effect.
Thursday, April 25th, 2019
Foundry
Foundry ships Mari 4.5
Big update to 3D texture painting software adds entire new material system for roughing out the look of assets, plus new Arnold shader.
Friday, March 29th, 2019
Foundry ships Modo 13.0
Major update to the 3D software adds new GPU render engine, animation layers, first step towards Houdini-like procedural workflows.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Roper Technologies acquires Foundry
Diversified tech firm to buy Nuke and Modo developer from current owner Hg in £410 million deal.
Tuesday, March 19th, 2019
The best Black Friday and winter 2018 deals for CG artists
Updated with a new batch of winter offers: save money on CG software and resources with these deals.
Friday, December 21st, 2018
Foundry ships Nuke 11.3, NukeX 11.3, Nuke Studio 11.3
Nuke gets new Live Groups options and eGPU support; new Smart Vector tools and faster particle simulation in NukeX.
Friday, December 14th, 2018
Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 4 R2
Popular suite of 250+ add-on tools for Foundry's 3D painting software now updated to support Mari 4.x.
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Foundry makes its software free to students for a year
New Education Collective bundles also provide ongoing discounts on Nuke, Mari, Modo and Katana.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
Foundry ships Mari 4.2
Long-awaited new mirrored projection system lets users paint symmetrically on any model: no need for a specialised UV layout.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
Foundry ships Nuke 11.2, NukeX 11.2, Nuke Studio 11.2
Workflow-focused update revamps the Tab menu; adds GPU support and mask input for Smart Vectors.
Tuesday, July 17th, 2018
The Gnomon Workshop ships Introduction to Modo
VFX artist Gennaro Esposito's new video tutorial provides a quick-start guide to the key tools in Modo 12.
Monday, July 16th, 2018
Foundry ships Flix 5.4
Pro 'story development' tool gets new options when drawing storyboard panels in Photoshop and publishing to Premiere Pro.
Monday, July 9th, 2018
Foundry ships Modo 12.1
Varied update adds new integrated VR viewport, new hard-surface animation options, improved modelling and UV packing tools.
Thursday, June 21st, 2018