OctaneRender users to get World Creator for free
All part of a deal between Otoy and BiteTheBytes to link the GPU-based renderer and terrain generator.
Thursday, October 8th, 2020
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Autodesk ships Maya 2020.3 and Maya LT 2020.3
Latest updates improve character rigging and animation workflows with keyframe and mocap data.
Thursday, October 8th, 2020
Nvidia announces Omniverse open beta
USD-based 'open collaboration' platform for CG work will become free to individual users this fall.
Monday, October 5th, 2020
Master FLIP fluid simulation in Houdini
Follow The Gnomon Workshop's essential introductory tutorial to Houdini's fluid simulation tools.
Saturday, October 3rd, 2020
Adobe ships Dimension 3.4
Small update to the 3D layout and rendering software for graphic designers adds option to export UV layout of a model in PSD format.
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
2020 CGarchitect rendering survey shows trends in arch viz
V-Ray and Corona top list of most popular architectural renderers, but use of Twinmotion, Enscape and UE4 also rising.
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Download the first public demo of Redshift 3.0
New trial edition lets you test this major update to the GPU renderer, even if you aren't an existing user.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
Sneak peek: V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D
Updated: early registration now available for the beta of the next major version of the C4D renderer.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
Master 3D scan integration techniques for visual effects
New Gnomon tutorial reveals how to clean 3D scan data to integrate with a photographic backplate.
Monday, September 14th, 2020
AutoMAT makes Marmoset Toolbag materials for you
Neat €3 plugin assembles folders of texture maps into PBR materials for 'even the messiest scenes'.
Thursday, September 10th, 2020
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R23
Major update to Cinema 4D adds new character animation tools, better UV editing, and integrates the $399 Magic Bullet Looks suite.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.90
Latest update to the open-source 3D app brings major changes to sculpting, rendering and simulation.
Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
Group test: AMD and Nvidia professional GPUs – 2020
Read Jason Lewis's in-depth review of Nvidia's Quadro RTX and AMD's Radeon Pro workstation GPUs.
Friday, August 28th, 2020