April 10, 2017
Test the Maya skin and muscle system used on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for free. Read More »
December 12, 2016
New free, time-unlimited edition lets artists try the Maya crowd simulation tool before they buy. Support for Redshift also added. Read More »
November 16, 2016
Free version of Pixar's production renderer now available for learning, personal use, plugin development. Read More »
October 25, 2016
Now in free public beta: Trimble's new online version of SketchUp even runs on Linux or Chrome OS. Read More »
July 15, 2016
Education edition now available to colleges for $75/year, and free to high schools and instructors. Read More »
May 11, 2016
Master the 3D texture painting app with the new free learning edition, or use it to create demo reel material. Read More »
July 2, 2015
Updated: Features include a new NPR renderer, GoZ support. Free Personal Learning Edition out now. Read More »
April 14, 2015
All the toolsets of Nuke Studio, but limited to HD output. Check out what you can and can't do with it here. Read More »
March 24, 2015
Use for tools development is fine too. Ships with Maya and Katana plugins; Houdini and C4D to come. Read More »
January 14, 2015
Get the free version of the GPU renderer for Max, Maya and C4D. Not watermarked, but capped at full HD. Read More »
November 21, 2014
Get ten 12,000px x 5,800px spherical HDRs taken at different times of day, each with its own tonemapped PNG. Read More »
November 21, 2014
Featuring the new RIS raytracing architecture and costing just $495. Free version now due early 2015. Read More »
October 22, 2014
Non-watermarked, non-commercial version of the software to replace Nuke PLE early in the new year. Read More »
October 10, 2014
3ds Max, Maya, et al now free to colleges worldwide, as well as individual students and teachers. Read More »
July 23, 2014
Updated: Atmosphere creation plugin adds physically accurate sunlight. Free PLE edition now available. Read More »
May 30, 2014
Unrestricted free version due this summer. Price of commercial version cut to just $495, effective now. Read More »
September 24, 2013
Learning edition has the tools of the $1,495 Producer edition, but renders are marked and export is limited. Read More »
July 25, 2013
Learning edition of the environment tool gives access the full feature set of Vue 11.5 Infinite and xStream. Read More »
April 30, 2013
Free limited-resolution edition of the landscape tool gains FBX support, new Card node for billboards. Read More »
December 20, 2012
Identical to the full $590 edition, but intended for non-commercial use by hobbyists and games modders. Read More »
