Nvidia open-sources PhysX, unveils PhysX SDK 4.0
Real-time physics system now available under a 3-clause BSD licence on PCs and mobile devices.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
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Sketchfab's models of the month: November 2018
See the month's best real-time 3D models, from new PUBG vehicles to a partially naked postperson.
Saturday, December 1st, 2018
Blender 2.80 is now in beta. See the top 5 features here
Videos: See five things to love about the open-source 3D app, from the new UI to rendering and 2D animation tools.
Friday, November 30th, 2018
Alexey Vanzhula makes Flux available for free
Get the neat real-time Boolean and retopology toolset for Houdini free. Works in Maya and Cinema 4D via Houdini Engine.
Friday, November 23rd, 2018
Chaos Group releases V-Ray for Unreal
New app converts scenes created in other editions of V-Ray for use in UE4, also baking out V-Ray lights.
Friday, November 9th, 2018
Epic Games releases Unreal Studio 4.21
Real-time visualisation platform gets support for Revit files, new shared design review template.
Thursday, November 8th, 2018
Act-3D releases Lumion 9.0
Real-time visualisation tool gets new toolsets for sky lighting, rain, grass and fur in the Pro edition; better workflow in the base edition.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Sketchfab's models of the month: October 2018
See the month's best real-time 3D models, from For Honor fan art to this new League of Legends skin.
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
Free tool Materialize converts photos to PBR materials
Game dev Mike Voeller's promising free app turns source images into texture maps for PBR shading.
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
Adobe ships Dimension CC 2.0
Designer-friendly 3D software gets support for layered decals, FBX and STL import, interactive web export for design reviews and AR.
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Sketchfab's models of the month: September 2018
See the month's best real-time 3D models, from designs for drones to this rather unconventional hunter.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
Marmoset ships Toolbag 3.05
Real-time rendering toolkit gets new texture baking features, better antialiasing of texture maps, plus two new microsurface shaders.
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Reallusion ships iClone 7.3
Real-time animation tool gets support for Bezier curve editing for motion paths, new Material Plus format for saving multi-materials.
Friday, September 28th, 2018