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
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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
Download Houdini Engine for 3ds Max
Get the binaries of Hideki Suzuki's free plugin for importing and editing Houdini content inside 3ds Max.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Quixel ships Quixel Suite 2.0
Updated, now shipping: Games texturing toolkit gets powerful 3D painting and map baking options. See the new features in action here.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2015 CG discounts
We round up 50 seasonal deals on CG tools, including Modo, Corona, LightWave, Painter and Poser Pro.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Ephere ships Ornatrix V4
Updated, now shipping: 3ds Max hair plugin gets new groom preset system, plus better brush tools, MassFX dynamics, Alembic export.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015