digitalRaster ports NEX to Mac OS X and Linux
New 1.6 release makes the popular Maya modelling plugin available for all major operating systems.
Thursday, June 7th, 2012
modelling
RigMesh: putting the fun back into rigging
Sketch the outline of a character and have this nifty automatic rigging tool create a mesh and IK skeleton.
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Blender 2.63 ships
Latest update to the open-source 3D package adds support for n-gons and an improved sculpting workflow.
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Marius Silaghi releases Form 1.0 for 3ds Max
New plugin adds ZSphere-alike modelling tools to 3ds Max for quickly roughing out organic forms.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Oramyst launches royalty-free character design site
Buy or download royalty-free character concept art, complete with orthographic reference images.
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Autodesk acquires mystery tech from T-Splines
Could the buyout lead to a version of the NURBS-like T-Splines modelling system for Maya once again?
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Q&A: David Lesperance, environment sculptor
Sculpting isn't just for characters, says the Blizzard veteran: it's there for everything from trees to rubble.
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Autodesk acquires MeshMixer
Developer buys experimental tool for mixing and matching parts of other models: new build available now.
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Michael Gibson releases beta version of MoI 3
Easy-to-use NURBS modeller to get new Flow feature for deforming one 3D object over another.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Useful resource: Got Wires?
New blog devoted to good modelling practices fills the gap left by the late, great Subdivisionmodeling.com.
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Siggraph 2011: see the new tools in Softimage 2012.5
Watch Autodesk's movies of the new modelling and simulation tools in the upcoming Advantage Pack update.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Autodesk acquires Instructables
Software giant buys expands further into hobbyist 3D market with buyout of popular online DIY site.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
New 3ds Max script ends misery of poly pushing
Manipulate rows of edges as if they were Bezier curves with Marius Silaghi's intuitive Smooth Edges.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011