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New native Modo version of renderer uses same core tech as Max and Maya versions, but costs $340 less.

Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

Updated: New plugin toolset for Nuke aims to tackle key problems of creating virtual reality content. See the full feature set and pricing here.

Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

Hotly tipped biased GPU-based renderer gets new PBR material, support for volumetrics and baking.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2016

Library of add-ons for compositing apps gets good-looking new HUD-creation toolset, but free subscriptions axed.

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Cool new character animation plugin rigs anything from bipeds to creepy crawlies in a few clicks.

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

1.0.20 update makes the render ready tree models compatible with Maya as well as 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Houdini.

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Powerful procedural city modelling software gets new Alembic exporter for use with visual effects pipelines.

Monday, June 27th, 2016

The upcoming OpenGL engine in Cinema 4D's painting toolset should improve interactivity when texturing large assets.

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Now shipping: New $795 edition of the fluid simulator is 'fully integrated' inside C4D, though it lacks some advanced tools.

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Updated: Neat set of free HDR sky images covers a range of times of day and weather. Also now includes a free 15K HDR.

Friday, June 17th, 2016

Inexpensive UV unwrapping tool gets new selection, seam-handling and resymmetry options, better UDIM support.

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Now shipping: Latest Modo 10 Series update adds cool procedural modelling system. Plays nicely with MeshFusion, too.

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

Updated: free OpenCL-based GPU-accelerated path tracing renderer now available in beta.

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016