November 21, 2022
Now shipping: long-awaited modular rigging add-on creates rigs for characters of all body shapes. Read More »
September 19, 2022
Unusual physics-based animation software gets global rotation kinematics, improved auto-posing. Read More »
March 1, 2022
Pixar animator Eddy Okba reveals the subtle errors that even experienced artists often miss. Read More »
December 12, 2021
Updated: cut-down edition of popular auto-rigging system ACS2 now also works with Modo Indie. Read More »
April 7, 2021
Unusual character animation tool gets new silhouette render mode, better handling of mirrored rigs. Read More »
March 9, 2021
Big update to the open-source Maya rigging framework adds new tools to auto-rig game characters, and for using mGear rigs in UE4. Read More »
October 20, 2020
Puppet animation app's Speech-Aware Animation system creates head movements from audio files. Read More »
October 1, 2020
Major update to the character animation app adds support for retargeting and camera animation. Read More »
September 27, 2020
Get this neat full-body and facial rig, created by movie animators Vladimir Mokhov and Luciano Muñoz Sessarego. Read More »
August 5, 2020
Promising open-source tool can now create 3D characters licensed for use in commercial games work. Read More »
October 29, 2019
Updated: October 2019 release adds support for additive layers to the unconventional animation tool. Read More »
August 30, 2019
Game engine gets support for area lights and multilayer microfacet materials, new ragdoll IK system and updates to cloth simulation. Read More »
January 6, 2019
New open Python API will let developers create custom tools for the real-time animation software. Read More »
October 5, 2018
Pose characters by drawing in the viewport with Moka Studio's innovative animation tool, then see the result in Maya. Read More »
May 31, 2018
Free Maya rigging framework gets new RBF Manager and updated Simple Rig auto-rigging system. Read More »
January 28, 2018
Updated: MakeHuman-style tool for creating custom 3D characters gets new hair library and hair shaders. Read More »
October 25, 2017
Now shipping: innovative new tool aims to rethink rigging and animation for artists, not engineers. Check out the feature set here. Read More »
August 23, 2017
Get this free stylised female character rig for Maya, with detailed facial animation controls. Read More »
May 5, 2017
Pose characters by drawing limb positions and lines of action directly onto the viewport with Moka Studio's intriguing new tool. Read More »
December 29, 2016
Free Maya character rig includes facial controls and linked proxy rig for real-time and blocking work. Read More »
