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Massive for Maya

New non-commercial Massive 101 edition makes it possible for any CG artist to try the crowd simulation tool created for The Lord of the Rings.

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Update will let users simulate 20,000 AI-driven crowd characters in real time. New 3ds Max plugin coming too.

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

Updated: We round up the main new products from the show - including five more we missed first time round.

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Crowd-simulation system to get new UI, support for Bullet physics - and a new dedicated Maya edition.

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including updates to hex tiling, and support for DoF in real-time renderer Redshift Live.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2026

3D animation and motion graphics software gets a new, completely redesigned UV Editor and UV tools. Check out all of the changes here.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2026

Discover how to create creature grooms in Maya and optimize them for use in Unreal Engine with the Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.

Tuesday, June 9th, 2026

See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, from updates to Copernicus to tools to train, relight and rig Gaussian Splats.

Monday, June 8th, 2026

New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.

Saturday, June 6th, 2026

[Sponsored] Enter the 3D character design and animation contest to get access to the Reallusion tool suite and a chance to win cash prizes.

Friday, June 5th, 2026