Laubwerk makes procedural plant kits available for Maya
1.0.20 update makes the render ready tree models compatible with Maya as well as 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Houdini.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
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Fabric Software releases Kraken 1.2
Open-source rigging system creates character rigs that work across Maya and Softimage. Now with faster biped rig setup.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
Esri ships CityEngine 2016.0
Powerful procedural city modelling software gets new Alembic exporter for use with visual effects pipelines.
Monday, June 27th, 2016
Raylight Games releases XrayUnwrap 2.0 for Maya
Inexpensive UV unwrapping tool gets new selection, seam-handling and resymmetry options, better UDIM support.
Thursday, June 16th, 2016
AMD releases FireRender for 3ds Max
Updated: free OpenCL-based GPU-accelerated path tracing renderer now available in beta.
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Go Ghost unveils first 'sub pixel sample compositor'
Evotis will take compositing way beyond deep images, claims intriguing new tool's developer.
Monday, June 13th, 2016
Autodesk unveils new M&E Industry Collection
Cheaper than the Entertainment Creation Suites it replaces on 1 August, though it omits Softimage.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.4 for 3ds Max and Maya
Update to the renderer adds neat interactive denoising system, improved GI and GPU rendering.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Watch a free masterclass on 3D environment work
See Alex Alvarez's class on creating photorealistic 3D environments at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday, or watch free onine.
Monday, May 30th, 2016
Basefount ships Miarmy 4.7
Maya crowd-simulation tool now lets crowd agents float in water, or get up after being turned into ragdolls.
Friday, May 27th, 2016
Gnomon posts full guide to look dev in V-Ray for Maya
Psyop CG supervisor Stephen DeLalla's 10-hour video provides a vital primer in look development.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
LuxRender 1.6 ships
Open-source renderer gets new shadowcatcher system, plus variance clamping to reduce artefacts in renders.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
VR-Plugin releases VR-Plugin 5.0
View and navigate Maya scenes via an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive with this VR plugin. Includes a free edition.
Friday, May 13th, 2016