V-Ray for Blender becomes official Chaos Group plugin
Free scene exporter gets Chaos Group product page and forum as original developer joins company.
Friday, February 21st, 2014
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Autodesk releases Meshmixer 2.1
Intuitive mesh-editing tool gets integrated 3D print preview and diagnostics, new modelling options.
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Autodesk rolls out Autodesk Character Generator
Free online service lets you create rigged characters in your browser, then download in MB or FBX format.
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Download a free HDR image set from HDRI Hub
Get an sIBL image set of a city by night. Licensed for commercial use, and good for automotive renders.
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Get Godot: like Unity, but open source
Mobile and PC developer Okam Studio releases its multi-platform in-house engine via a MIT licence.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
VFX Screens for iOS speeds up screen replacement
Neat little free app displays tracking markers for touch and swipe events on your iPad to speed up VFX work.
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Download a free, fully rigged 3ds Max character
Get this cartoon figure, created with the BonyFace facial rigging system and the LH | Auto-Rig full-body rig.
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Get Sprut: a free 2D fluids toolset for Nuke
Download this fast, flexible 2D fluid solver created by Framestore's Theodor Groeneboom.
Friday, January 31st, 2014
Evermotion's NOX renderer now supports V-Ray scenes
0.41 update to free unbiased render engine adds script to process basic V-Ray lights and materials.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Get Vertex 2: 300 pages of free games art training
Art By Papercut's free eBook offers tips and tutorials on everything from concept art to facial animation.
Monday, January 27th, 2014
Colour correct on the move with Cinekolor for iOS
New iPhone app acts as 'mobile version of Lightroom or Lustre'; exports LUTs to Photoshop, Nuke.
Friday, January 24th, 2014
Mixamo releases Fuse 'universal character creator'
Free tool generates custom male and female characters in OBJ format, licensed for commercial use.
Friday, January 24th, 2014
Christoph Kubisch releases Alles Im Fluss for 3ds Max
Updated: Intuitive suite of tools designed to speed up subdivision modelling now available to buy.
Friday, January 24th, 2014