Create animated grass 'in a single click' with MaxGrass
Handy $20 3ds Max script creates grass and vegetation without the need to use hair or particles.
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
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Autodesk rolls out Autodesk Character Generator
Free online service lets you create rigged characters in your browser, then download in MB or FBX format.
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
The Foundry launches new software 'Collectives'
New Autodesk-style product suites offer savings of over 35% on cost of buying Modo, Mari et al individually.
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
Clovis Gay releases Fur Guides Painter for 3ds Max
New plugin lets users style hair faster than with Max's native tools, and paint hair guides freehand.
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max
It's out of beta! Read more about version 3.0's render speed boosts, new features, and new pricing here.
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Thinkbox Software ships Deadline 6.1
Renderfarm manager gets better scheduling, standalone Python API, V-Ray distributed rendering option.
Thursday, January 30th, 2014
IKinema releases IKinema Action 3 for Maya
Update to mocap streaming and data-editing plugin adds automatic fixes for jitter and foot slippage.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
The Foundry releases MeshFusion for Modo
New Boolean modelling plugin based on GroBoto lets users 'smash models together' to create new meshes.
Monday, January 27th, 2014
Christoph Kubisch releases Alles Im Fluss for 3ds Max
Updated: Intuitive suite of tools designed to speed up subdivision modelling now available to buy.
Friday, January 24th, 2014
Solid Angle releases trial version of Arnold
Developer's new website makes top raytrace renderer available to small studios. Rent it for just $8.50 a day.
Friday, January 17th, 2014
Science.D.Visions releases €499 version of 3DEqualizer4
Foundation edition makes high-end matchmover accessible to students. Full version gets an update, too.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt release TrackX
Sub-$100 plugin puts Academy Award-winning mocha planar tracking technology inside Final Cut Pro X.
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Sony, Panasonic announce sub-$2,000 4K camcorders
Sony Handycam FDR-AX100 and new Panasonic GH model to record 4K footage at consumer prices.
Friday, January 10th, 2014