Allegorithmic launches Substance Share
Download free CG resources from Allegorithmic's new online platform, from Substance materials to this Iron Man model.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
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Nvidia launches Iray 2015
GPU-based renderer gets support for instancing, AxF material format. New Maya plugin and server edition also in development.
Monday, March 23rd, 2015
DNA Research ships 3Delight for 3ds Max 2.0
RenderMan-compliant renderer used on Elysium now available for 3ds Max. The first licence is free.
Thursday, March 19th, 2015
Download 10 free Substance procedural materials
Get Arvin Villapando's new brick, rock and sidewalk materials, for use in Max, Maya, Modo, UDK or Unity.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.6
Latest update adds 'experimental' new 3D UI system, better emissive materials and character animation.
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Laubwerk overhauls procedural Plants Kits
Ultra-detailed plant models now support translucency. Use them natively in Max or C4D, or in other apps via Python.
Monday, July 14th, 2014
Luxion unveils KeyShot 4.1
Intuitive standalone renderer to get caustics, procedural materials and a rather cool-looking new toon shader.
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
Allegorithmic ships Substance Designer 3.5
Free update to the texturing tool adds live link to Photoshop, new graph profiler, better 3D preview.
Friday, March 29th, 2013
Disney releases BRDF Explorer
Newly open-sourced tool analyses BRDF data, enabling comparison to data from real-world materials.
Friday, August 31st, 2012
Print your 3D designs in black rubber at Shapeways
3D printing firm adds experimental new Black Elasto Plastic to its line-up of available materials. Kinky.
Monday, May 28th, 2012