Erik Lehmann releases RS Build Kit 2.0 for Maya
See what's new in this handy add-on for streamlining common 3D modelling and scene layout tasks.
Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
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Autodesk ships RV 2022
VFX image viewer and playback system gets support for new open standard OpenTimelineIO. Sales of perpetual licences discontinued.
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021
SideFX releases Houdini 19
Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU.
Wednesday, October 27th, 2021
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 7.3
3D texture painting app gets new Warp and Cylindrical projection modes, revamped colour picker.
Sunday, October 17th, 2021
Autodesk ships Maya 2022.2
Check out the new features in the 3D modelling and animation software, including new scaling controls for the Solidify deformer.
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2022.2
Update overhauls UV workflow, and improves USD export and support for tablet pen pressure.
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
Get the free RenderMan for Substance Painter 24.1 plugin
Open source plugin now converts Substances to RenderMan's new Lama materials, for use in Blender, Houdini or Maya.
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Ragdoll Dynamics adds real-time physics to your Maya rigs
Neat new plugin adds realistic dynamics to machines, muscles, cloth and hair in the Maya viewport.
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Autodesk ships Maya 2022.1
3D animation software gets new global search feature, tools for authoring interactive tutorials, and updates to the deformer system.
Thursday, July 29th, 2021
Marmoset ships Toolbag 4.03
Big free update to the real-time rendering and look dev tool adds neat texturing and lighting features, RTX-accelerated render denoising.
Thursday, July 8th, 2021
Get the free V-Ray glTF viewer
Visualise models in the popular real-time 3D file format using the V-Ray renderer with Chaos's new set of open-source Python scripts.
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
Master rigging and Python scripting in Maya
Discover how to script character rigs with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new beginner tutorial.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
Create 3d Characters releases Zoo Tools Pro 2.5
Check out the neat new animation features in the popular set of productivity-boosting Maya tools.
Saturday, May 8th, 2021