Shoran Software releases RenderPal 2.12
Renderfarm manager gets support for multiple jobs in the Submitter; new Max and Maya-specific options.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
Maya
Solid Angle releases Arnold 4.2.9
Core renderer gets support for refractive dispersion, better volumetrics. Maya plugin gets initial support for Bifrost.
Monday, September 21st, 2015
Google relaunches Zync render service in beta
VFX-friendly online service now available on Google Cloud Platform. Sign up to get $800 in free credits.
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
Gnomon ships Introduction to Maya 2016
Maya expert Eric Keller's 11-hour tutorial provides a complete guide to the industry-standard 3D app.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Video: the future of modelling in Maya
See some neat work-in-progress tech for sculpting with adaptive topology, recorded at Siggraph 2015.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
Luxion launches KeyShot plugins for Maya, Cinema 4D
Free add-ons let users access the renderer directly from their software or export BIP files without KeyShot.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
INTiMATE will let you talk to characters to control them
IKinema's new technology aims to enable devs to build simple text and voice controls into tools like Maya.
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
Autodesk unveils 3ds Max and Maya 2016 Extension 1
Videos: see all the new features in both apps, including new games functionality and new 3D text tools.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
AAA Studio releases FurryBall RT 1.1
GPU production renderer gets new noise filter to clean up renders, plus support for Maya's XGen and Bifrost.
Thursday, August 6th, 2015
Autodesk launches Stingray game engine
New engine to ship on 19 August from $30/month, with suite of supporting middleware. Free to Maya LT users.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
Peregrine Labs releases Yeti 2.0
Maya fur plugin gets speed boost, better dynamics, new sculpting tools. Price down to CAD $699, too.
Monday, August 3rd, 2015
Gnomon releases complete guide to CityEngine in VFX
Matthias Buehler's seven-hour video explores how to create digital film sets with Esri's powerful procedural city-generation tool.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
E-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2015.5
3ds Max, Maya and C4D instancing plugin gets revamped file browser, better compatibility with PlantFactory.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015