tyFlow 1.111 integrates Stable Diffusion into 3ds Max
Multiphysics add-on's tyDiffusion module generates AI renders and animations matching 3ds Max scenes. Included in the free edition.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
GPU acceleration
tyFlow 1.1 for 3ds Max adds new PRISM fracturing system
Check out the popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on's neat new GPU-accelerated mesh fracturing and Boolean system.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Adobe releases Character Animator 23.6
Check out the new features in the real-time puppet animation tool, including the option to edit replays.
Friday, August 11th, 2023
ASWF adopts OpenImageIO
Ubiquitous tech for reading and writing images becomes the latest open-source project to be hosted by the visual effects industry body.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
MaterialX 1.38.7 adds graph editor, native Metal support
Check out the changes to the open standard for materials and look dev data, widely used in VFX software.
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
Tyson Ibele releases tyFlow 1.012 for 3ds Max
Major update adds complete new terrain-generation system to the Max particle and physics add-on.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Sneak peek: RTX ray tracing in Substance 3D Modeler
Check out the upcoming features in Adobe's digital sculpting software, like real-time ray traced lighting.
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
Nvidia open-sources PhysX 5
Download the source code for the latest version of the real-time physics SDK, along with smoke and fire simulation system Flow 2.0.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Autodesk ships Maya 2023.2
3D modelling and animation app gets faster viewport animation playback, plus updates to the rigging and Blue Pencil toolsets.
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Nvidia unveils NeuralVDB
'Next evolution' of OpenVDB brings the power of AI to volumetric data, reducing the memory footprint of fluid simulations by up to 100x.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
Boris FX releases Sapphire 2022.5
Suite of effects plugins gets more lens flares and light leaks; multi-GPU support in DaVinci Resolve.
Saturday, May 28th, 2022
Blender 3.1 ships
Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D software, from faster renders in Cycles to new procedural modelling nodes.
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
Maxon releases Universe 5.1
Under-the-hood update to the library of effects for compositing and editing apps adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022