Autodesk introduces 90-day licences for Max and Maya
Pay $199 and use 3ds Max 2013 or Maya 2013 for three months - but only if you live in the US or Canada.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
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Gnomon announces new world animation course
Discover the secrets of Maya and Photoshop work in Animation from 2D to 3D: The French Touch.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Review: HP Z820 workstation
HP's top-of-the-range Z820 is a beast, particularly for rendering. Jason Lewis benchmarks it here.
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Get Mash: 12 free motion graphics nodes for Maya
Try Mainframe North's excellent readymade tools for creating common motion design behaviours.
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Atangeo ships polygon Cruncher plugin for Unity
New games mesh-decimation tool generates LODs preserving your normals and texture co-ordinates.
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Brillstudio releases ShaderMonger 2.0 for Maya
Free shader-management tool now offers automated download and installation from its online library.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
See Fabric Engine running inside Maya and Softimage
Check out a tree generator created with the next-gen tool development platform's new C++ API.
Monday, October 1st, 2012
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 4
Innovative real-time image-based lighting tool enables users to 'paint' highlights directly onto 3D models.
Monday, September 24th, 2012
OC3 Entertainment releases FaceFX 2013
Leading automated facial animation tool gets new pricing structure, new FBX pipeline for Unity and Blender.
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Meet Sparta: it's like ZBrush, but for particles
Lyouta Koduka's intriguing tool for 'sculpting' Maya, Softimage and 3ds Max simulations enters free beta.
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Discover the secrets of real-time rendering in Maya
Animator Joe Daniels sets out the Viewport 2.0-based workflow he used on his Starfish Ninja short.
Sunday, September 2nd, 2012
Di-O-Matic ships Voice-O-Matic (Maya Edition) 2.0
Automated lip-sync plugin gets expanded language support, new quality presets, and new Pro edition.
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
FXGear unveils FluX: a new node-based fluid simulator
Still pining for Naiad? This highly scalable, Alembic-supporting tool could be exactly what you need.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012