Online media collaboration platform Cage now free to use
Individual artists can now use the online 2D asset review and project management system for nothing.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
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Solid Angle ships Arnold 5.2.1
Update to the renderer adds a Modo-style Round Corners shader and normal map blending; further speeds up adaptive subdivision.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
Discover how pioneering CG short Construct was created
Director Kevin Margo explores Construct's advances in real-time ray tracing at a free event at Gnomon next week.
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
Get Anastasiy's free Extension Manager 3.0 for Adobe apps
Free Adobe-recommended utility (un)installs all third-party add-ons for apps like Photoshop and Premiere Pro.
Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Free tool Materialize converts photos to PBR materials
Game dev Mike Voeller's promising free app turns source images into texture maps for PBR shading.
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
Preflight prepares 3ds Max models for export to UE4
SiNi Software's new plugin automatically identifies missing textures and fixes doubled or flipped faces.
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
Get 250+ free custom ZBrush brushes from XMD Source
Online library of ZBrush assets now includes the Dig brush name-checked at ZBrush Summit 2018.
Sunday, October 14th, 2018
Foundry makes its software free to students for a year
New Education Collective bundles also provide ongoing discounts on Nuke, Mari, Modo and Katana.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
New plugin implements elastic implicit skinning in Maya
Novel method promises fewer artefacts and better skin contact than dual quaternion skinning.
Monday, October 8th, 2018
Come to Substance Day LA 2018 at Gnomon next week
Watch an evening of free Substance Painter and Designer masterclasses at the school's Hollywood campus.
Monday, October 8th, 2018
Free Maya script Couture helps retopologise 3D clothing
Handy tool helps convert 3D scans or Marvelous Designer models into animation-ready low-poly assets.
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
Allright Rig 2.0 ships via Unreal Marketplace
Versatile UE4 auto-rigging plugin creates a range of characters and creatures, with facial animation.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
See the new ZBrush features unveiled at ZBrush Summit
See the upcoming ZBrush features announced at Pixologic's 2018 user event, plus three free plugins to download today.
Saturday, September 29th, 2018