MeshLab 2016 ships
Newly updated open-source app provides complete set of tools for cleaning and editing 3D scan data, or readying meshes for 3D printing.
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017
Photogrammetry
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 5.6
Texture-creation app gets eight new filters for blending and editing 3D scanned real-world materials.
Friday, December 16th, 2016
Download Ten24's free 3D scan of a car
Get this photogrammetry-based scan of a Fiat in OBJ and ZTL format with a 10K texture map.
Sunday, December 4th, 2016
Download 17 free 3D scans from SnapTank
Get detailed models of animals and props from the online marketplace for 3D scan data. All in OBJ format.
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
Creative Dimension Software ships 3DSOM Pro 5
Reconstruct objects from photos shot against any background with the photogrammetry tool's new markerless workflow.
Sunday, October 9th, 2016
VFX techniques: how to build a photorealistic 3D city
Past Rodeo FX environment lead Jeremy Boissinot breaks down his workflow on Jack the Giant Slayer.
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
3Dflow ships 3DF Zephyr 2.7
Image-based modelling software gets new model and point cloud viewing capabilities, plus beta support for synchronised shooting.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Valve releases Destinations Workshop Tools for free
Create immersive VR environments using the same Source 2 toolset used internally at Valve itself.
Monday, June 13th, 2016
Capturing Reality releases RealityCapture
Updated, now shipping: Neat new 3D capture tool generates clean, ultra-detailed meshes from source images or scan data.
Thursday, February 4th, 2016
Eos Systems releases PhotoModeler 2016 line-up
Pro photogrammetry tool gets performance boost designed to help in processing drone photography.
Friday, January 29th, 2016
Creative Dimension Software ships 3DSOM Pro 4
Updated: Image-based modelling tool gets more flexible, higher-res capture process, WebGL export.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
3Dflow ships 3DF Zephyr 2.0
Pro photogrammetry app gets improved mesh and point cloud generation, new mesh editing tools.
Thursday, August 27th, 2015
Back xxArray's Kickstarter; get a 3D scan of yourself
$350 gets you the chance to play with 'cinema-quality' data from the high-end full-body capture system.
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015