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rigging

Soft tissue simulation plugin's neat anatomy transfer function ports rigs from one character to another.

Thursday, April 11th, 2019

Major update to the 3D software adds new GPU render engine, animation layers, first step towards Houdini-like procedural workflows.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

Update adds render denoising, Workbenches system for custom UI layouts, more improvements to modelling, UVs and tech animation.

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Updated: meet crazy new creatures created with the Houdini tech demo weekly on the @Kozinarium Twitter feed.

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

Novel method promises fewer artefacts and better skin contact than dual quaternion skinning.

Monday, October 8th, 2018

3DtoAll's plugin aims to let 3ds Max, C4D and Maya users 'avoid tedious s**t' in rigging and skinning.

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Versatile UE4 auto-rigging plugin creates a range of characters and creatures, with facial animation.

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Tool for converting 3D scenes to browser apps gets new physics module, support for skeletal animation in 3ds Max.

Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

Updated: MakeHuman-style tool for creating custom 3D characters gets new hair library and hair shaders.

Sunday, January 28th, 2018

Four Scientific and Technology Awards in total, including an Oscar statuette for SideFX's Mark Elendt.

Friday, January 5th, 2018

Model, texture and render realistic insects in ZBrush, Maya and Substance Painter with Eric Keller's detailed tutorial.

Sunday, December 3rd, 2017

Discover how artists working in their personal time created a 3D short using the same tech as a Disney feature.

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017

Video: see Houdini's upcoming retopology and facial autorigging tools, and a lot of neat new fluid, crowd and hair simulation features.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017