Ephere releases Ornatrix V5 for 3ds Max
Hair, fur and feathers plugin can now generate hair from particles. New grooming and LOD workflows.
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
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Ephere releases Ornatrix for Maya
Popular 3ds Max hair plugin now out for Maya. Supports Nucleus physics and Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift and RenderMan rendering.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
Ephere ships Ornatrix V4
Updated, now shipping: 3ds Max hair plugin gets new groom preset system, plus better brush tools, MassFX dynamics, Alembic export.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
VFX breakdowns of the month: February 2015
Check out the month's best tech demos, including some stunning work from The Mill and Blur Studio.
Saturday, February 28th, 2015
Ephere ships Ornatrix V3
3ds Max hair tool adds option to model hair with standard poly tools, improved Nitrous viewport preview.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
RandomControl unveils Arion for 3ds Max 3
Hybrid physically based renderer gets support for hair and fur. Now available in open beta.
Thursday, June 19th, 2014
Clovis Gay releases Fur Guides Painter for 3ds Max
New plugin lets users style hair faster than with Max's native tools, and paint hair guides freehand.
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Ephere ships Ornatrix 2
Popular 3ds Max hair-simulation plugin gains full support for V-Ray and Max's MassFX physics system.
Thursday, December 6th, 2012
Chaos Group ships update to V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max
Free update adds native support for Ornatrix hair, improved fur rendering, expanded GPU-based workflow.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011