Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2018
Update replaces the mental ray renderer with Arnold 5, adds new options for customising the interface and editing motion paths.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
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Frame.io launches Frame.io 2
Streamlined online collaboration and shot review tool gets new client Review Pages system; 'over 100' other new workflow features.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
Xsens ships MVN Studio 4.4
Update to motion capture software lets users record directly from Xsens' inertial suits to an on-body data pack when working outdoors.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
Arnaud Couturier ships SceneTerrain 1.0 for Blender
Neat add-on generates textured digital terrains, complete with water and instanced rocks and trees.
Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
Ziva Dynamics releases free trial of Ziva VFX for Maya
Test the Maya skin and muscle system used on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for free.
Monday, April 10th, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3 for Rhino
Latest Rhino edition of the renderer gets 500 readymade materials; V-Ray Swarm distributed rendering.
Sunday, April 9th, 2017
Blackstar Software launches Model3D
Streamlined iPad modelling app is aimed at pro users, and optimised for the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
Friday, April 7th, 2017
Apple reboots the Mac Pro
New models with better CPUs, GPUs and more RAM are available now, and a new modular design and Pro display are coming in 2018.
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
AXYZ design ships Anima 2.5
3ds Max and Cinema 4D crowd animation tool gets new mask based character variation system, Collada and V-Ray scene export.
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.6
Check out the intelligent new progressive lightmapper and dynamic navigation mesh system.
Monday, April 3rd, 2017
D3CRYPT3D aims to protect your 3D models from piracy
Updated: Beta 2 of new anti-piracy tech for preventing unauthorised use of 3D models available free.
Saturday, April 1st, 2017
Sneak peek: Arnold 5
See new features due in the next release of the renderer, including a physically based hair shader, better volumetrics, and support for OSL.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
e-on software releases PlantFactory 2016 R2
Plant-generation tool gets new options for generating low-poly assets for use in real-time work.
Friday, March 31st, 2017