Autodesk unveils new M&E Industry Collection
Cheaper than the Entertainment Creation Suites it replaces on 1 August, though it omits Softimage.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
rental-only
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2017
Videos: See the new ART renderer, revamped UI, and updates to the UV and modelling tools in action here.
Monday, April 18th, 2016
Autodesk buys Solid Angle
Acquisition of Arnold renderer will help drive a 'more aggressive' move to the cloud, firm tells CG Channel.
Monday, April 18th, 2016
Maxon launches short term licences for Cinema 4D
Payable three or six-monthly, but you don't get upgrades during that time. Perpetual licences still available.
Monday, March 7th, 2016
Autodesk lays off 925 staff
Around 10% of the workforce to go as the company moves from perpetual software licences to a rental-only model.
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Maxon to offer subscription options for Cinema 4D
Firm to 'explore new ways to offer Cinema 4D in a time-limited fashion' alongside its perpetual licences.
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
The Foundry releases Colorway 2.0
Iterative look design tool gets streamlined for team collaboration. Free until January, then available on subscription only.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
Autodesk to discontinue turnkey Flame systems
High-end finishing system now available as a software-only product for Linux - and soon, for Mac OS X.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Autodesk launches Stingray game engine
New engine to ship on 19 August from $30/month, with suite of supporting middleware. Free to Maya LT users.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
iPi Soft ships iPi Motion Capture 3.0 product line
Updated: markerless mocap system now captures up to three actors from 4 Kinects or 16 PlayStation Eyes.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
Houdini Indie and Houdini Engine Indie hit Unity store
Low-cost rental-only editions now available in Unity Asset Store. Unity plugin for Houdini Engine also out.
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Autodesk to go subscription-only by 2016
Perpetual software licences to be phased out over the next 12-24 months, leaving only maintenance and rental options.
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Autodesk considering ditching software licences
Firm 'seriously considering' a move to an Adobe-style rental-only model for its software in the near future.
Friday, August 29th, 2014