Inria ships Natron 1.2 plus new snapshot builds
Test upcoming features in the free, VFX-ready compositor, including the new script editor and Python API.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
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LuxRender 1.4 ships
Free physically based renderer moves to new core architecture; renders 'at least two times faster'.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Miquel Campos releases mGear for Maya for free
Download this open source modular character rigging framework, based on the Gear system for Softimage.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Download organic art software Substance for free
Get Stephane Marty's intuitive 3D fractal and organic art tool and the Emulsion physically based renderer.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Download 10 free Substance procedural materials
Get Arvin Villapando's new brick, rock and sidewalk materials, for use in Max, Maya, Modo, UDK or Unity.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Google Earth Pro goes free to use
Plan location shoots or visualisation work accurately with the formerly $399-a-year 3D mapping system.
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
Get The Comprehensive PBR Guide for free
Updated: Master physically based rendering with Allegorithmic's concise PDF guide. Part 2 out now.
Friday, January 30th, 2015
Next Limit releases Maxwell Render 3.1
Physically based renderer adds spotlights, OpenVDB and UDIM support, smart selective sampling.
Thursday, January 29th, 2015
Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R7
Eagerly awaited free update brings intuitive new poly modelling and instancing tools to the sculpting app. New 64-bit edition, too.
Thursday, January 29th, 2015
Visit Gnomon's Making of Guardians of the Galaxy
See five Marvel concept artists discuss their work in a free session at Gnomon's Hollywood HQ on Thursday 5 February.
Monday, January 26th, 2015
Get a permanent free copy of Corona Renderer for Max
Alpha 6 will remain free forever - and licensed for commercial use - after Corona ships, says Render Legion.
Monday, January 26th, 2015
Download 60 free UE4 materials and 220 textures
Get a massive set of free assets used to create Unreal demo scene The Monolith. For commercial use.
Friday, January 23rd, 2015
HDR Sets releases HDR Sets GUI 1.2 for free
Create Smart IBL lighting setups in Maya and V-Ray semi-automatically with this handy free helper script.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015