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geometry caching

Volumetric rendererer and particle tools for 3ds Max and Maya now free via an Apache 2.0 licence.

Wednesday, January 4th, 2023

Deadline, Kratatoa and the other five former Thinkbox Software products are now free to download.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

Artists get new Niagara modular VFX editor, new options for shading human skin, plus cinematic DoF.

Saturday, July 21st, 2018

New Maya version of the 3ds Max plugin for caching animated geometry speeds up work in mixed pipelines.

Monday, December 9th, 2013

Maya versions of the Frost point cloud meshing and XMesh geometry caching systems are on the way.

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

Master professional hair and fur grooming techniques for visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Sunday, October 13th, 2024

Maya's multiphysics plugin gets experimental new modular rigging toolset, plus the option to generate variant simulations in the cloud.

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Browser-based text-to-animation generative AI tool can now be used to create seamless animation cycles, and to retarget animation.

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

3D texture painting app gets new 2D painting mode for editing source images or creating custom decals without leaving the software .

Friday, October 11th, 2024

Now in beta: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.

Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Sizeable update to the open-source game engine adds a new mobile render pipeline, and lets you create games without a C++ compiler.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024