Quixel ships Bridge 2019.2
VFX-focused update to the asset management tool for Megascans scan data adds USD support, plus new integration for Clarisse iFX.
Wednesday, July 10th, 2019
Maya
Download four new free Renderpeople 3D characters
Includes an animated male figure and two rigged female figures. Multiple common 3D formats; for commercial use.
Monday, July 8th, 2019
Pixar releases Opensubdiv 3.4
Open-source subdivision library used in many DCC tools now supports same feature set for Loop and Catmull-Clark subdivision.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Yeti fur plugin goes back on sale in the United States
Popular Maya plugin on sale to US studios again - and with a 15% discount until 31 July to celebrate.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Check out virtual production tools BeeHive and DragonFly
Updated: new Unreal Engine and Unity-compatible virtual camera system DragonFly is now shipping.
Friday, June 28th, 2019
Autodesk to stop issuing activation codes for older apps
Activation to cease for the 2010 editions this year; then for most Autodesk software more than three versions old in 2021.
Thursday, June 27th, 2019
Master volumetric effects in Houdini
Discover how to create clouds, smoke and fog with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed masterclass.
Saturday, June 22nd, 2019
Basefount ships Miarmy 7.0
Maya crowd simulation tool now supports a wider range of character rigs for crowd agents. Viewport and rendering performance improved.
Thursday, June 13th, 2019
Watch a free masterclass on designing futuristic vehicles
See concept designer Gurmukh Bhasin's 150-minute talk at Gnomon next week, or watch it free online.
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
Epic Games acquires Shave and a Haircut
Version 9.6 of the veteran Maya hair plugin to be released free to UE4 users, including source code.
Thursday, June 6th, 2019
Autodesk ships Maya 2019.1 and Maya LT 2019.1
Maya 2019.1 adds new options to use light expressions and overrides with render layers. Mainly bugfixes in Maya LT 2019.1.
Thursday, May 30th, 2019
Learn to create complex patterns in Substance Designer
Master workflows for detailing environment models with Santa Monica Studio artist Nate Stephens' new Gnomon tutorial.
Monday, May 27th, 2019
PSD to 3D turns Photoshop sketches into 3D scenes
Convert your 2D drawings into animatable 3D meshes in Maya with e→d films' neat new tool.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2019