Sneak peek: Mari 3.3
Corrected: Changes include option to re-edit paint already committed to a model. Radically decluttered new GUI due in a future release.
Monday, April 24th, 2017
performance
NewTek previews LightWave Next
Updated: Check out the neat new cel-shading options coming up in the next release of LightWave.
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
Chaos Group releases Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya
Now shipping: fluid simulator gets new FLIP solver for liquids, updated gaseous fluid solver, new forces.
Friday, March 10th, 2017
Fabric Software releases Fabric Engine 2.4
CG tool development platform gets native support for curves. Kraken rigging framework integrated, too.
Monday, January 23rd, 2017
LAUBLab releases V-RayforC4D 3.4
Huge update moves Cinema 4D edition of renderer to same core technology as the 3ds Max edition.
Friday, December 16th, 2016
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.6 and EditorVR in beta
Sizeable update to the game engine now available in beta, along with its new VR editing toolset.
Thursday, December 15th, 2016
F12 ships The Grove Release 4a
Update to biologically accurate tree creation software promises 100% boost in tree generation speed.
Thursday, December 1st, 2016
The Foundry ships Modo 10.2
Videos: Big new update revamps MeshFusion, adds new procedural modelling and auto retopology options. See them all in action here.
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Thinkbox Software releases Frost MX 2.0
New version of heavy-duty particle meshing tool boosts speed up to 2x, improves V-Ray compatibility.
Monday, October 3rd, 2016
Chaos Group releases Phoenix FD 3.0 for 3ds Max
Big update to fluid simulator adds new FLIP liquids solver; new options for art directing and retiming sims.
Friday, September 16th, 2016
Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa MX and MY 2.6
Heavy-duty particle renderer for 3ds Max and Maya gets faster, more controllable DoF and motion blur.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
Side Effects Software unveils Houdini roadmap
New features in Houdini 16 likely to include guided fluid sims, new muscle system, 'ground-up rewrite' of the node networks.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
Autodesk unveils Maya LT 2017
Videos: Games-focused edition of Maya gets animation Time Editor, UI and workflow enhancements.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016