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
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Get free auto-retopology tool Instant Meshes
ETH Zurich's neat free app converts any mesh to uniform quads, then lets you customise their edge flow.
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
Frauenhofer IIS unveils Nuke light-field plugin suite
New tool generates virtual camera moves directly from footage shot with a multi-camera array.
Monday, September 14th, 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
Brekel Pro PointCloud 2 and Body 2 apps released
Updated: Kinect-based mocap tools now support Oculus Rift. New free script for viewing the point cloud data in Unity, too.
Friday, July 17th, 2015
Jasper Brekelmans releases Brekel Pro Face 2
Now shipping: Indie facial-capture software now lets Kinect 2 users record up to six actors in real time.
Monday, March 16th, 2015
Autodesk launches Memento
Free professional desktop software turns scan data or photos into 3D meshes and cleans them for export.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
Sigrasoft ships WaxLab 3d sculpting plugin for Maya
Updated: Stefaan Sorensen's new plugin puts Mudbox-style tools right inside Maya. Now available on Linux.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
Clean up point cloud data from 3D scans with Sparta
Updated: back the new Indiegogo campaign to get the pro versions of the particle sculpting app for less.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
Autodesk announces its 2015 product releases
We assess the feature lists of the upcoming Maya, 3ds Max, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage 2015.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
Autodesk announces 2014 Extension releases
Updated: Max, Maya and Mudbox extensions now available: nothing for Softimage or MotionBuilder this time.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Autodesk Labs releases Project Memento
Free tech preview provides simple, semi-automatic tools to clean up laser scan and photogrammetry data.
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
Thinkbox Software expands Maya product line-up
Maya versions of the Frost point cloud meshing and XMesh geometry caching systems are on the way.
Monday, July 22nd, 2013