FaceBuilder creates 3D head models directly inside Nuke
Now shipping: KeenTools' plugin builds digital replicas of actors' faces ready for camera tracking.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
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PSOFT releases Pencil+ 4 for Maya
Try the new Maya edition of the Japanese cel shading plugin, as used on Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
Monday, October 29th, 2018
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio Carbon Drop 4
Real-time lighting design tool gets new gamma control for images, plus option to batch import HDRIs.
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
Solid Angle ships Arnold 5.2.1
Update to the renderer adds a Modo-style Round Corners shader and normal map blending; further speeds up adaptive subdivision.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
Get Anastasiy's free Extension Manager 3.0 for Adobe apps
Free Adobe-recommended utility (un)installs all third-party add-ons for apps like Photoshop and Premiere Pro.
Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Preflight prepares 3ds Max models for export to UE4
SiNi Software's new plugin automatically identifies missing textures and fixes doubled or flipped faces.
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
thinkingParticles 6.7 ships
Big update to the 3ds Max particle plugin's fluid simulation tools adds new options for generating waves, water levels and diffusion effects.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
Ephere announces Ornatrix for Cinema 4D
Popular 3ds Max hair, fur and feathers tool coming to Cinema 4D. Sign up to join the beta program.
Monday, October 15th, 2018
Get 250+ free custom ZBrush brushes from XMD Source
Online library of ZBrush assets now includes the Dig brush name-checked at ZBrush Summit 2018.
Sunday, October 14th, 2018
Insydium ships the X-Particles 2018 public release
Subscriber update to the Cinema 4D particle simulation tool promises 16x faster particle collisions and 2.5x faster fluid sims.
Friday, October 12th, 2018
Kinematic Lab releases TopoLogiK for 3ds Max
Neat new $35 plugin lets users retopologise models by drawing poly sheets across their surface.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
New plugin implements elastic implicit skinning in Maya
Novel method promises fewer artefacts and better skin contact than dual quaternion skinning.
Monday, October 8th, 2018
IKMAX lets you rig characters in 'seconds, not minutes'
3DtoAll's plugin aims to let 3ds Max, C4D and Maya users 'avoid tedious s**t' in rigging and skinning.
Thursday, October 4th, 2018