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Blender 2.68 ships

Open-source 3D package gets new modelling tools, improved smoke sims, up to 30% render speed boost.

Sunday, July 21st, 2013

Luxology ships Modo 701

New particles and dynamics tools, better sculpting workflows: read our full guide to the highlights here.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Luxology unveils Modo 701

Upcoming release to feature new particle engine, audio tools, "up to 175x" speed boost - and new price.

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

Basefount ships Miarmy 2.0

Sub-$1,000 Maya crowd-simulation system gets better animation blending; now up to 10 times faster.

Friday, March 1st, 2013

The Foundry ships Nuke 7.0

Popular compositor gains partial GPU acceleration, revamped 2D tracker, support for Alembic and OpenEXR 2.0.

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Autodesk lays off 500 staff

Developer cuts just under 7% of its work force, but continues to recruit for cloud and mobile services.

Sunday, August 26th, 2012