Ephere releases Ornatrix for Maya v2
Big update to hair plugin adds new physics system, clumping controls, option to generate woven fabrics.
Monday, June 11th, 2018
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PipelineFX ships Qube! 7
Renderfarm management tool gets fast new Postgres-based backend architecture. Supervisor licences now free to download and use.
Monday, June 11th, 2018
Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 2.4 for 3ds Max and Blender
Tool for converting 3D scenes to browser apps gets new physics module, support for skeletal animation in 3ds Max.
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
F12 ships The Grove Release 6
Free update to tree generation tool adds new controls for dead branches, plus big improvements to workflow and simulation quality.
Monday, June 4th, 2018
Chaos Group on V-Ray Next and the future of rendering
V-Ray Next is a landmark update. Chaos Group reveals the thinking behind it, and the forces shaping rendering tools.
Thursday, May 31st, 2018
CLO Virtual Fashion ships Marvelous Designer 7.5
3D clothing design tool gets new UV editor, transform controls for add-ons like props and buttons.
Tuesday, May 29th, 2018
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2018 VS and RizomUV 2018 RS
UV tools formerly known as Unfold3D get new automated unwrapping system and texel density controls.
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
Chaos Group launches V-Ray Next for 3ds Max
Now shipping: Next big update to the renderer officially launches. See the key features and price changes here.
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
Toolchefs releases Atoms Crowd 1.15
Promising new crowd-simulation tool for Maya and Houdini gets support for cloth and dynamic fur.
Wednesday, May 16th, 2018
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.14
Free game engine gets support for morph targets, new wind and force volumes, volumetric cloud system, visual scripting improvements.
Tuesday, May 15th, 2018
LuxRender reborn as LuxCoreRender 2.0
Open-source renderer gets faster hybrid and spectral rendering, support for resumable renders.
Monday, May 14th, 2018
Appleseed team releases appleseed 1.9
Open-source renderer adds image denoising, random walk SSS, neat camera shutter curve and light path recording systems.
Monday, May 14th, 2018
Ziva Dynamics releases Ziva VFX 1.3
Check out the newly updated Maya soft tissue plugin, then download this free 'jellyphant' test character.
Saturday, May 12th, 2018