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
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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
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R19
Now shipping. See videos of the new LoD system, motion graphics tools and media core; and the Radeon ProRender render engine.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Autodesk ships Maya LT 2018
Cut-down version of Maya for game artists gets Mudbox-style vector displacement map stamping, updates to Graph and Time Editors.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.2
Update adds spline tools based on Boomer Labs' SplineTools plugin. Subscription users can run extra cloud instances free.
Thursday, August 31st, 2017
Download Graph Editor Redux 3.0 for Maya for free
Get Double Negative TD Ron Bublitz's neat - and newly updated - revamp of Maya's curve editor.
Wednesday, August 30th, 2017
Andersson Technologies releases SynthEyes 1708
Camera tracking app gets improved export to After Effects and Fusion; support for HEVC video compression.
Sunday, August 27th, 2017
Flowbox releases Flowbox 1.5
Promising new rotoscoping software gets option to track or view roto shapes individually, and to export them to After Effects.
Sunday, August 27th, 2017
Get Epic Games' free Composure Sample for UE4
Master Unreal Engine 4.17's new Composure real-time compositing system with these free project files.
Sunday, August 27th, 2017
Nevercenter releases Silo 2.5
First update to the lightweight subdivision surface modelling tool for nearly three years adds FBX, Collada support; overhauls the UI.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017