The Foundry announces Modo 10 Series
Modo 10.0v1 due out in Q2, and 'opens new doors' for games and VR. Modo 10.1 and 10.2 to follow.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
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Pixar unveils RenderMan 21
'Game-changing' update to renderer will feature GPU-accelerated Denoise, OSL support, new materials and lighting workflows.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Render Legion previews Corona 1.4 for 3ds Max
Next version of renderer to add adaptive image sampling, new denoising system. Cinema 4D version due this year.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Maxon working on new core architecture for Cinema 4D
Already partly rolled out in C4D R16 and R17, but the full switchover will take 'several more releases'.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Capturing Reality releases RealityCapture
Updated, now shipping: Neat new 3D capture tool generates clean, ultra-detailed meshes from source images or scan data.
Thursday, February 4th, 2016
Download the first demo of Redshift for 3ds Max
3ds Max users get their first chance to try the increasingly popular GPU based biased production renderer.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
AMD unveils Radeon R9 Fury, Fury X and Nano GPUs
Updated: Raw compute power and next-gen HBM memory ready new cards for 4K gaming. Price of Nano now cut to $499.
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
Dell unveils 30-inch OLED UltraSharp graphics display
4K resolution, 10-bit colour, and incredible contrast and response rates, but a whopping $5k price tag.
Friday, January 8th, 2016
Pixologic to develop new 3D printing plugin for ZBrush
Upgraded plugin will help automate process of preparing 3D sculpts for output on Formlabs' Form 2 printer.
Thursday, January 7th, 2016
Thinkbox Software releases Sequoia
Updated, now shipping: Standalone tool coverts ultra-dense point cloud data into production-ready meshes.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
The Foundry ships Mari 3
Updated, now shipping: Texturing app gets OpenSubdiv support; Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift and UE4 shaders; native Modo integration.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Creative Dimension Software ships 3DSOM Pro 4
Updated: Image-based modelling tool gets more flexible, higher-res capture process, WebGL export.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
Ephere ships Ornatrix V4
Updated, now shipping: 3ds Max hair plugin gets new groom preset system, plus better brush tools, MassFX dynamics, Alembic export.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015