IDV releases SpeedTree 7 Studio and Cinema
Plant-generation tool gets support for Sub-Ds, Alembic, animated growth and seasonal changes.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
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NewTek ships LightWave 11.6, NevronMotion, ChronoSculpt
LightWave updates and new tool for sculpting animation caches now shipping. See new videos of all three.
Friday, November 1st, 2013
Side Effects Software ships Houdini 13
Update adds cool new soft and hard body, particle and fluid simulation tools; more robust lighting workflow.
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
DNA Research releases 3Delight for Softimage 4.0
RenderMan-compliant renderer gets new interactive relighting workflow, speed boost of up to ten times.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp
V-Ray for SketchUp 1.6 beta becomes full-point release, adding proxies, V-Ray RT, need for dongle.
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
Autodesk launches pay-as-you-go pricing for Max, Maya
Cost of rental may appeal more to studios than freelancers, but user feedback has been broadly positive.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
e-on software pre-releases The Plant Factory
Updated: restrictions on the original Studio and Vue editions now lifted in response to user demand.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
CGTrader introduces eBay-style haggling system
Can't afford the price a 3D model is going for? Use the site's new Make Offer button to negotiate a new deal.
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Adobe cuts Aussie prices ahead of government probe
Monthly Creative Cloud subscription cut to AU$49.99, in line with the US. Will boxed software follow suit?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
RandomControl releases Arion 2.0
Physically accurate hybrid renderer gets major update - but it's now mainly for Max and Softimage users.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Adobe launches Creative Cloud subscription service
Online subcriptions to entire CS6 product range now available to pre-order. But do the prices add up?
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Next Limit launches RealFlow OnDemand
Rent your licence of the fluid simulator on a per-week basis, and charge the cost direct to your client.
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012