Foundry ships Modo 16.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modelling and rendering software, including interesting new workflows for applying decals.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
macOS
Free tool: Batch Tonemapper
Handy free app batch-generates JPEG thumbnails for EXR and HDR files so they can be previewed properly on Windows or Linux.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
Foundry releases Mari 6.0
3D texture painting software gets new USD Look export system, plus neat Roller Brush for repeating details like scales and stitches.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2022
Insydium's NeXus coming to Blender, Maya and 3ds Max
GPU-based Cinema 4D particle, liquid and granular fluid simulation tool due in new host apps in 2023.
Tuesday, December 13th, 2022
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2022.1
First stable release of Octane 2022 adds new photon tracing kernel and Standard Surface material.
Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.1.4
New version of the renderer adds native Apple Silicon support and improves USD workflow. 3ds Max, C4D and Maya plugins updated.
Monday, November 21st, 2022
Free tool: Rakurri Brush Tip Maker
Generate custom brush shapes for use in digital painting software like Photoshop, Krita and Corel Painter.
Friday, November 11th, 2022
Serif ships Affinity Photo 2.0
New features in the low-cost image editing and digital painting software include a neat option to edit the lighting in normal maps.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 22.10
Open-source game engine's new terrain system handles '16km x 16km worlds at high framerates'.
Friday, October 14th, 2022
Blender Studio releases Flamenco 3
Set up a Blender render farm 'in five minutes' with the new version of the open-source render manager
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
Insydium releases NeXus
New GPU-accelerated particle, liquid and granular fluid simulation system for CInema 4D runs on AMD, Apple Silicon, Nvidia GPUs.
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
Nvidia launches Omniverse Cloud
Suite of cloud-based services including Omniverse App Streaming goes into early access.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
Autodesk launches Maya Creative
Use Maya's core tools for $3/day with this new cut-down edition for freelancers and smaller studios.
Thursday, September 15th, 2022