DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4
New version of the free figure posing and animation tool offers unified rig for all characters, from kids to trolls.
Friday, May 27th, 2011
free
MachStudio Pro 2 made available as free download
StudioGPU releases $3,999 GPU-accelerated renderer for free; aims to make money from support and training.
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
BlenRig 4.0 adds automatic skinning to Blender
Juan Pablo Bouza releases new version of his free automatic rigging and skinning system for Blender 2.5x.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Free update adds 64-bit support to Terragen
Version 2.3 also adds new colour picker, option to render simple animations created in other apps.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Pixologic announces features of ZBrush 4R2
Free update to add new 'LightCap' toolset to match ZBrush models into HDR backplates automatically.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Crytek to release free CryEngine 3 SDK
UDK-style development kit for the state-of-the-art game engine available online in August.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Monday freebies: 9 free iOS-ready low-poly models
fatBOX software releases a set of low-poly cars and characters, suitable for mobile development.
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Monday freebies: 33 free video-editing plug-ins
CoreMelt releases 'CoreMeltFREE' sampler pack of its After Effects and Final Cut Pro video FX plug-ins.
Monday, March 21st, 2011
e-on software ships Carbon Scatter and Ozone 5 PLE
New instancing plug-in for 3ds Max and trial version of the atmosphere generator now available.
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Get complete MAXScript 101 training course free online
MAXScript creator John Wainwright releases his celebrated video training course to 3ds Max users.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Download a high-resolution male human head for free
Available in ZTL or OBJ format from Ten 24's website, along with the full LightWave scene files.
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Get AE Render Manager: free render-control utility
Motion design studio Monologue releases fuss-free GUI for After Effects command-line renders.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Sign up for free making of Tron: Legacy event
500 places available for afternoon session with Tron's art and design team at Gnomon's Hollywood HQ.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011