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
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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
Janos Hunyadi releases PolyPaint importer for Maya
Scanline VFX artist's handy free tool gets ZBrush texture data into Maya without the need to set up UVs.
Wednesday, September 17th, 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
Come to Origin: Conceptual Visions for Film and Games
Free event at Hollywood's Gnomon Gallery on Friday 26 September showcases 10 top concept artists.
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Corona Renderer dev team post first Cinema 4D build
Free alpha of the promising renderer includes instancing, basic support for native C4D materials and lights.
Monday, September 8th, 2014
Knald Technologies releases Lys in open beta
Cool new tool converts HDR files between formats and generates specular and irradiance textures.
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Red Giant Software releases Universe 1.2
Update adds nine new After Effects and Premiere effects & transitions to the online library, three of them free.
Thursday, September 4th, 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
Download 75 free C4D models from The Pixel Lab
Everything from creatures to ray guns, licensed for commercial use. Good for Unity & After Effects, too.
Thursday, August 28th, 2014
Download 14 free hi-res environment models
Ivan Arsic's models of trees, rocks and concrete come in OBJ format with 4K textures, licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014
Cool tech demo: create clouds with Elementacular
Updated and now shipping: Turn any model into an editable, relightable cloud with this neat Maya plugin.
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014