Autodesk unveils Maya 2017
Update adds new clip-based Time Editor, more XGen and Bifrost simulation options. Arnold now installed by default, not mental ray.
Monday, July 25th, 2016
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Come to Substance Days at Gnomon next week
See three days of 3D texturing masterclasses from firms like Naughty Dog at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
Point Render recreates Dürer and Doré in Houdini
Now shipping: Chimney VFX artist Jan Białek's Houdini plugin renders 3D models in striking classical graphic styles.
Saturday, July 9th, 2016
The Foundry ships Cara VR
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
PSOFT releases CharacterBox for Modo
Cool new character animation plugin rigs anything from bipeds to creepy crawlies in a few clicks.
Thursday, June 30th, 2016
See BodyPaint 3D's new GPU-based painting engine
The upcoming OpenGL engine in Cinema 4D's painting toolset should improve interactivity when texturing large assets.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
Next Limit releases RealFlow | Cinema 4D
Now shipping: New $795 edition of the fluid simulator is 'fully integrated' inside C4D, though it lacks some advanced tools.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
The Foundry releases Modo 10.1
Now shipping: Latest Modo 10 Series update adds cool procedural modelling system. Plays nicely with MeshFusion, too.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
AMD releases FireRender for 3ds Max
Updated: free OpenCL-based GPU-accelerated path tracing renderer now available in beta.
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Go Ghost unveils first 'sub pixel sample compositor'
Evotis will take compositing way beyond deep images, claims intriguing new tool's developer.
Monday, June 13th, 2016
Imagineer Systems ships mocha Pro 5
Updated, now shipping: see the matchmover's GPU-accelerated tracking and half-price After Effects plugin in action.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Isotropix previews Clarisse iFX 3.0
Next-gen 2D/3D look development tool to get new PBR render engine, plus better handling of hair and fur.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
AlphaVFX teases BulletFX 4, ships Volumetric Cutting
3ds Max multiphysics plugin to get new solvers for organic tissue, also available in a new extension to the Bullet physics library.
Thursday, May 26th, 2016