Sneak peek: Blender 2.8
Updated: Read the full design document for the new workflow and 2D animation features, and Eevee, the real-time render engine.
Monday, October 9th, 2017
new features
Autodesk 'to reinvest' in Mudbox development
Firm 'getting back on track' with a bugfixing Mudbox 2018.1 update. Feature update to follow soon.
Monday, October 9th, 2017
CL3VER turns 3D scenes into interactive tours in one click
Updated online service converts Max and Revit scenes into WebGL presentations that can be viewed in your web browser.
Friday, October 6th, 2017
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.3
Updated: Autodesk discusses how the new Fluids simulation toolset stacks up against Bifröst in Maya.
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2017.3
Texture-painting tool gets export to Adobe's Project Felix, glTF 2.0 support, new Auto-Backup plugin.
Friday, September 29th, 2017
Nvidia releases Mental Ray for Maya 1.2
First version of the renderer compatible with Maya 2018, and with Nvidia's upcoming Volta GPUs.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
CLO Virtual Fashion ships Marvelous Designer 7
3D clothing design tool gets neat new dynamics options, new modular clothing design mode. Price down $60.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
Pilgway releases 3D-Coat 4.8
Now shipping: Update extends the sculpting and painting app's Smart Materials and retopo systems, adds support for RenderMan rendering.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
WTools3D releases LWCAD Lite 5.25
3ds Max and Cinema 4D edition of the versatile modelling plugin gets new UV mapping and cutting tools.
Monday, September 25th, 2017
Crytek releases CryEngine 5.4
Now officially released. Free game engine gets support for Substance Designer materials, new Vulkan renderer, and terrain blending.
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.6 for Maya
Big update adds hybrid CPU/GPU rendering; V-Ray materials and lights work directly in Viewport 2.0.
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Check out the new features in Blender 2.79
Now officially released. New denoise system and PBR shader in Cycles, plus some great add-ons.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
BitConfused launches Cage v3
Online project management system aims to provide all-in-one solution for tracking and reviewing 2D assets like concept art and trailers.
Monday, September 4th, 2017