Clean up point cloud data from 3D scans with Sparta
Updated: back the new Indiegogo campaign to get the pro versions of the particle sculpting app for less.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
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Exocortex launches V-Ray cloud rendering in Clara.io
Embed interactive V-Ray streams from the browser-based 3D modelling tool into your web pages .
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Next Limit ships RealFlow 2014
Fluid simulator adds viscosity, new Ocean Force daemon, support for the Arnold renderer. Price down too.
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Leap Motion controller to track individual joint motion
Free update to $80 gesture controller will deliver more precise mocap data to indie hand-tracking systems.
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
Esri ships CityEngine 2014.0
Powerful procedural city-generation tool gets new plugins integrating it with Maya and Unity.
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
Pixar to make RenderMan free for non-commercial use
Unrestricted free version due this summer. Price of commercial version cut to just $495, effective now.
Friday, May 30th, 2014
Download a free 8K HDRI of Pixar's campus
Light your scenes with a 32-bit HDR of Pixar's Emeryville HQ - complete with its giant model of Luxo Jr.
Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Mixamo to update Fuse
Updated: Character-creation tool to get option to edit meshes directly, not just by combining body parts.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
e-on software ships The Plant Factory 2014.5
Free update extends import/export options for vegetation-creation tool, and relaxes its contentious EULA.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
Download this free Max rig for ultra-stretchy characters
Character TD Ahmed Shalaby's biped rig creates awesome stylised animation. Worth it just for the video.
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
Autodesk ships FBX Review for Mac and iOS devices
Free asset-review tool comes to Macs and iPads on top of Windows; adds support for geometry caches.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
Videos: set up Pixar-style rigging in Max and Maya
Harry Houghton's tutorials show how to create animation controls similar to Pixar's Presto software.
Monday, May 12th, 2014
Create 3D scenes by talking about them with Text-to-3D
Free cloud-based service generates simple storyboard-type images from users' plain-English instructions.
Wednesday, May 7th, 2014