Mettle releases SkyBox VR Player for After Effects
Free add-on lets artists view VR content on the Oculus Rift directly inside After Effects or Premiere Pro without rendering.
Monday, January 18th, 2016
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Pixologic to develop new 3D printing plugin for ZBrush
Upgraded plugin will help automate process of preparing 3D sculpts for output on Formlabs' Form 2 printer.
Thursday, January 7th, 2016
Boris FX ships BCC 10 for After Effects, Premiere Pro
Top effects plugin collection gets integrated mocha planar tracking, new skin retouching, titling and restoration tools.
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Graphine releases Granite SDK 3.0
Update to UE4 texture-streaming system lifts restrictions on layered textures, halves processor usage.
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Alexandra Institute ships Elementacular 1.3
Create realistic clouds without sims by converting any 3D geometry to a volume. Also works for fireballs.
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
Nvidia ships Iray for 3ds Max and Maya 2016
Share physically based materials between host apps or mental ray with the plugins' new MDL format.
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
Joe Alter releases Shave and a Haircut 9.6
Maya hair plugin gets first big update in several years, improving viewport performance and grooming tools.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
Red Giant releases Universe 1.6
Online library of add-ons for editing and compositing tools gets six new effects: from heat distortion to 1980s-style titles.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
AlphaVFX ships BulletFX 3.0 for 3ds Max
Updated: New extension release gives the multiphysics plugin support for variable viscosity fluids and a new foam solver.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
Code-Artists releases AutoModeller Pro for Max
Updated: Paint meshes across the surface of 3ds Max objects to create insanely detailed scenes. Price now cut to €249.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
DGDM ships SLiB | Browser and SLiB | Browser Pro 1.0
Maya plugins for browsing shaders get new search and favourites options. Base edition is still free.
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Side Effects ships Houdini Engine for UE4
New plugin enables games artists to edit procedural content created in Houdini inside Unreal Engine 4.
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Insydium releases X-Particles 3.5
Cinema 4D particles tool gets new audio modifier and trail deformer. Price of floating licences reduced.
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015