Download the Maya 2018 Bonus Tools
Autodesk's set of handy free scripts and plugins now works in Maya 2018, but no new tools this time.
Thursday, October 12th, 2017
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Sneak peek: Blender 2.8
Updated: Read the full design document for the new workflow and 2D animation features, and Eevee, the real-time render engine.
Monday, October 9th, 2017
Autodesk ships Maya LT 2018
Cut-down version of Maya for game artists gets Mudbox-style vector displacement map stamping, updates to Graph and Time Editors.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Sergio Mucino releases maxTD Rigging Toolbox for Modo
Former Rodeo FX artist's suite of personal tools simplifies the task of creating complex mechanical rigs.
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
Autodesk ships Maya 2018
Viewport 2.0 becomes the primary viewport; new features added to the MASH motion graphics and Bifröst fluid simulation toolsets.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
Fabric Software releases Fabric Engine 2.4
CG tool development platform gets native support for curves. Kraken rigging framework integrated, too.
Monday, January 23rd, 2017
Get Avengers animator Kiel Figgins' free Deadpool rig
Free Maya character rig includes facial controls and linked proxy rig for real-time and blocking work.
Thursday, December 29th, 2016
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.14
Update adds contact shadows, new forward renderer aimed at VR work, built-in automated LOD generation.
Thursday, November 17th, 2016
Discover 15 of the best animation tools for Maya
Check out Brent Forrest's handy list of add-ons at LesterBanks.com - all but one of them available for free.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
Check out the new features in Blender 2.78
Now shipping: Open-source 3D app gets cool new curve sketching tool, 'Bendy Bones', Alembic import.
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Download the free Allright Rig for Unreal Engine
Beta of Alexander Shatalov's promising rigging and animation add-on for UE4 now free to all.
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
Lucas Veber releases Auto-Rig Pro
Minions animator's $10 Blender add-on creates detailed, production ready full-body and facial rigs.
Monday, August 22nd, 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