Side Effects releases Houdini 14
Check out the new crowd pipeline, grooming tools, revamped UI and spectacular multiphysics system.
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
new features
IKinema launches free trial of WebAnimate Pro
Rig characters and retarget motion capture data in your browser, using a simple drag-and-drop workflow.
Monday, January 12th, 2015
Blender 2.73 ships
Open-source 3D package gets new 2D animation tools, updated video editor, clutter-free fullscreen mode.
Friday, January 9th, 2015
Check out 2015's hottest Blender R&D projects
Blender Foundation chairman Ton Roosendaal previews the software's upcoming features: from stereo 3D to Alembic and Ptex support.
Monday, January 5th, 2015
Next Limit releases RealFlow RenderKit 2014
Free RF tool for meshing particles at render time gets better Arnold support, system for surface spray.
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014
cebas updates thinkingParticles 6
Updated: First 'Subscription Drop' extends volumeBreak node and new procedural spline modelling toolset.
Sunday, December 21st, 2014
GenArts ships Sapphire 8
Updated: New node-based Builder lets users create custom effects for host compositing and editing apps.
Sunday, December 21st, 2014
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 1.1
Next-gen games texture painting app gets support for material IDs, ZBrush-style Lazy Mouse system.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2014
Open source Godot Engine hits stable 1.0 release
Free alternative to Unity reaches production-ready release; visual shader editor planned for next year.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
Krita team releases stable beta of Krita 2.9
Open source paint app gets new Liquify tool, new colour selector, better PSD and RAW file handling.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max SP1
Lots of new features for a service pack, including support for hair, SSS and Light Caches in V-Ray RT GPU.
Friday, December 12th, 2014
Eos Systems releases PhotoModeler 2015 line-up
Image-based modelling and measurement tools get speed boost of up to four times on complex jobs.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2014
ftrack rolls out ftrack V3
Production-tracking system used at The Mill and MPC gets new time-tracking and client review tools.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2014