Chaos Group unveils V-Ray 1.6 for SketchUp
Try this major update to the renderer while it's in open beta and use $800 of software free for three months.
Friday, May 17th, 2013
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Video tutorial: beyond key frame animation in 3ds Max
Watch a free one-hour tutorial from Chris Murray on using controllers, contraints and wire parameters.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
CD Projekt RED releases REDkit SDK and editor
Free toolkit enables modders and indie developers to create content using The Witcher 2 game engine.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Southpaw Technology releases Tactic 4.0
Open-source asset manager gets better database connectivity, HTML5 theming for building custom UIs.
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Tutorial: Post-production in 3ds Max and Photoshop
Master core post-production skills to improve your interior renders with Jamie Cardoso's exclusive tutorial.
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Download a free 16,000 x 8,000 HDRI file
Get Michał Jaszowski's ultra-hi-res sIBL package of a sunny winter landscape from his Full Frame site.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Ezequiel Mastrasso releases eze Shader Suite
Free collection of 3Delight and RenderMan shaders simplifies the process of lighting hair and fur.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Planetside releases free edition of Terragen 2.5
Free limited-resolution edition of the landscape tool gains FBX support, new Card node for billboards.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
One to bookmark: The Mari Channel
Peter Aversten's texturing and look dev training blog includes videos on Maya, RenderMan... and yep, Mari.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Render_autosave saves Max renders in progress
Take the sting out of crashes with this free script to save and resume long mental ray and V-Ray renders.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
AnimSchool releases AnimSchool Picker for Maya
Select and manipulate rig controls or geometry on 3D characters faster with this free picker GUI plugin.
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Augment turns Max models into augmented realities
Free AR app for Android and iOS gets 3ds Max exporter, plus support for custom tracking markers.
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Autodesk unveils ReCap Studio and ReCap Photo
New products reconstruct 3D environments from scan data and photographs. Get Studio for free.
Friday, March 29th, 2013