Pixar releases RenderMan Pro Server 18
New features include path tracing for faster re-rendering, geometric area lights, Beam Diffusion SSS.
Friday, June 28th, 2013
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Video: new R&D work in Autodesk's Project Geppetto
Watch characters interacting automatically with chairs and stairs in 3ds Max's crowd-animation system.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
EIAS3D releases EIAS 9.1
Free update to animation tool adds option to render larger production assets; faster, anti-aliased previews.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
Adobe ships After Effects CC, includes Cinema 4D Lite
Update also adds 'live link' with Cinema 4D, better Warp Stablizer, roto tools and 3D Camera Tracker.
Thursday, June 20th, 2013
PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.5
Better cost-reporting tools in the renderfarm manager turn your 'money faucet' into a responsive pipeline.
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
e-on software pre-releases The Plant Factory
Updated: restrictions on the original Studio and Vue editions now lifted in response to user demand.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Polygonal Design releases Unfold3D Generation 8
UV unwrapping tool now handles million-triangle meshes and outputs multi-grid UVs for use in Mari.
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Blender to get sketch mesh editing, deformation blur?
Just two of fifteen Blender development projects to be funded by Google's Summer of Code 2013.
Friday, May 31st, 2013
Pilgway ships 3D-Coat 4.0
Now out of beta: voxel sculpting package gets new Live Clay dynamic mesh system and 3D paint tools.
Thursday, May 30th, 2013
Next Limit ships RealFlow 2013
Long-awaited update adds Alembic support, GPU-accelerated Hybrido 2 fluid solver, new Relationship Editor.
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
Luxion unveils KeyShot 4.1
Intuitive standalone renderer to get caustics, procedural materials and a rather cool-looking new toon shader.
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
Escape Motions releases Flame Painter 2
Unique app for creating images with 'flame brushes' adds power to paint strokes as editable vectors.
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Trimble ships SketchUp 2013
New branding, new library of pattern fills, new online Extension Warehouse - but too much else.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013