Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.14
Update adds contact shadows, new forward renderer aimed at VR work, built-in automated LOD generation.
Thursday, November 17th, 2016
LOD
E-on ships PlantFactory 2016
Videos: See the new variation and LOD options in e-on software's line of plant-generation tools - plus the neat new 'grow me a tree' button.
Friday, November 4th, 2016
The Foundry ships Modo 10.2
Videos: Big new update revamps MeshFusion, adds new procedural modelling and auto retopology options. See them all in action here.
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Autodesk unveils Maya LT 2016 Extension 2
Subscriber-only update adds option to import or export weight maps, new baking and LOD functionality.
Friday, December 11th, 2015
IDV launches SpeedTree Modeler for Unity 5
Create unique trees complete with LoDs, collision primitives and wind forces for use with the Unity 5 beta.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
e-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2015
3ds Max, Maya and C4D instancing plugin gets intuitive new EcoSystem brushes, plus support for LoDs.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Mixamo to update Fuse
Updated: Character-creation tool to get option to edit meshes directly, not just by combining body parts.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
Video: Crytek's tasty new CryEngine tech demo
Engine update shows off physically based skin shading, automated LODs, procedural GPGPU weather.
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013