Fabric Software ships Fabric Engine 2.2, Fabric for Modo
CG tools development platform gets option to author custom apps in Python alone, plus new Modo plugin.
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
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Raf Schoenmaekers ships Krokodove 6.40 for Fusion
Free collection of over 100 handy add-on tools for the compositing app updated to support Fusion 8.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
Kinematic Lab releases PhysX Painter for 3ds Max
Cool new plugin lets you populate scenes by painting in objects and watching them settle under gravity.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
iToo Software ships Forest Pack 5.0, RailClone 2.6
3ds Max scattering and modelling plugins get 'up to 100%' speed boost on V-Ray renders, new UI to manage large scenes.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
Otoy reveals its roadmap to OctaneRender 4.0
Support for CPU rendering, skinned characters and Brigade path tracing - plus OctaneImager, an entire new compositing app.
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
Download Google's Nik plugin collection for free
Set of seven colour-correction, HDR and image-editing plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom now free.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
Nvidia releases HairWorks source, unveils PhysX-GRB
Source code of fur system used on Call of Duty: Ghosts out now. New CGU/GPU rigid body system in beta.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Video Copilot unveils Saber
Updated, now shipping. Free After Effects plugin creates energy FX and light trails, including round 3D text.
Sunday, March 6th, 2016
Golaem releases Golaem 5.0
New Layout tool lets users edit timing or visual properties of crowd sims without re-running the simulation.
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Imagineer Systems ships MochaBlend C4D
Plugin turns mocha's 2D camera tracks into 3D motion inside Cinema 4D. It even converts roto splines into animated geometry.
Monday, February 15th, 2016
Adobe ships After Effects CC 2015.2
Updated Cineware 3.0 plugin now preserves Takes and Physical or Sketch and Toon render settings in imported C4D files.
Friday, January 29th, 2016
Download Tiago Medeiros's nMaker Tools for Photoshop
Set of 12 neat free tools automate common texturing tasks like generating normal and bump maps.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
Ephere releases Lucid Physics for 3ds Max
Neat new GPU-accelerated multiphysics system based on Nvidia's FleX simulates anything from foam to jam.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016