Maxon releases Redshift for AMD in public beta
Once Nvidia-only GPU renderer now supports AMD gaming and workstation GPUs on Windows as well as macOS.
Monday, June 27th, 2022
Maya
Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 4.5
Check out the new features in the toolkit for turning 3ds Max, Blender and Maya scenes into interactive browser and mobile apps.
Friday, June 17th, 2022
Autodesk ships Maya 2023.1
3D animation software gets updates to Boolean modelling, vertex painting and HumanIK, plus new C++ SDK in Bifrost for Maya.
Thursday, June 16th, 2022
Get the free 'mesh to MetaHuman' plugin for Unreal Engine
New Epic Games plugin turns facial scans and sculpts into next-gen MetaHuman characters for use in Maya or UE5.
Friday, June 10th, 2022
AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.4 for Blender and Maya
Free physically based renderer gets new Atmosphere and Fog system, shadow override controls.
Thursday, June 9th, 2022
Apple unveils new M2 chip
Discover how the first second-gen Apple Silicon processor performs in CG software like Photoshop, Affinity Photo and Final Cut Pro.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2022
Autodesk invests in AI-based mocap platform RADiCAL
Firm aims to bring the cloud-based mocap system to new professional visual effects and animation users.
Friday, May 27th, 2022
Reallusion releases Character Creator 4
Updated with new video: check out the new features in this big update to the character creation software.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
Discover how to create a stylized 3D character
Master current character design tools and workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, May 22nd, 2022
Download 3,000 free mocap moves from Bandai Namco
Games firm's R&D division releases massive set of mocap data, plus free Blender BVH import script.
Thursday, May 19th, 2022
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 22.05
Open-source game engine gets new animation synthesis system, 'remixable materials', updates to the Atom renderer.
Friday, May 13th, 2022
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5
Major update to the GPU renderer adds support for CPU and hybrid rendering. Support for AMD GPUs on Windows and Linux to come.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
Tutorial: master essential acting skills for animators
New Gnomon Workshop video reveals how to learn from method actors to improve your animation.
Saturday, April 16th, 2022