Nadav Brill releases free shader manager for Maya
Use ShaderMonger to preview and back up custom shader libraries, then share them on its website.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
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Miarmy Express: free crowd simulation for Maya?
New plug-in offers fuzzy logic-driven AI, physics engine and RIB output. Can anyone tell us if it works?
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Clockstone Software ships free FBX file viewer
Review FBX and DAE files, complete with DoF and soft shadows - all without having to open your 3D app.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Gnomon releases two new free ZBrush video tutorials
Check out Mark Dedecker's guide to sculpting more realistic clothing and managing displacement maps.
Friday, September 9th, 2011
One to bookmark: Reference! Reference!
Need a video of a dwarf or a man twirling his mustache? This free animation reference library has both.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Watch Autodesk's Siggraph 2011 masterclasses online
Free training sessions on next-gen head modelling, animation in Maya and Softimage, and VFX in Max.
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
$10,000 contest launches free version of Lumion
Create a movie in the new non-commercial edition of Act-3D's real-time renderer and win cash prizes.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Autodesk releases free Mac OS X video effects app
Warp video in real time or control fire and smoke with your body movements with the new Motion FX.
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Download 19 photographic cutout people from xoio
Get a set of the arch viz studio's stock characters for free online, complete with shadow templates.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
ScannerKiller.com offers free online 3D scanning
Take two photos of the object to be scanned, upload them to the site, and download an OBJ file.
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Autodesk releases fun free iPad sculpting app
123D Sculpt offers basic sculpting and photo-based texturing tools. No option to export the model, though.
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Siggraph 2011: Maya to get native Bullet physics
New Advantage Pack also adds support for the Alembic data interchange format, new Node Editor.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Siggraph 2011: videos of the upcoming 3ds Max update
Check out State Sets and iray running in an ActiveShade window - both due in the new Advantage Pack.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011