e-on software ships Vue R4 and PlantFactory R4
Vue gets automated real-world terrain data import; PlantFactory gets 3ds Max and Maya plugins.
Friday, December 13th, 2019
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SideFX announces v2.0 of Substance in Houdini
New integration plugin will let Houdini process Substance height maps as well as material data.
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019
Download 22 free game-ready 3D scans of common foods
Get Tomáš Búran's free 3D scans of fruit, veg and bakery products, with five LODs and 4K PBR textures. For commercial use.
Sunday, August 11th, 2019
Autodesk unveils Maya 2019.2 and Bifrost for Maya
Big update introduces new visual programming system for physics simulations, with new fire, smoke and snow solvers.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
Adobe releases Substance in Maya 2.0
'Complete rewrite' of the free Maya Substance plugin adds support for 8K textures, numerical output, Python scripting.
Friday, July 19th, 2019
Design Connected releases Connecter 1.7
Free standalone 3D asset browser with tight links to 3ds Max and Cinema 4D adds support for Substance materials.
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
10bit FX ships Notch 0.9.22
Real-time VFX and motion graphics tools get new GPU-agnostic hybrid ray tracing system, plus native support for Substance materials.
Friday, June 7th, 2019
Adobe ships Dimension CC 2.2
3D app for graphic designers gets support for cloud rendering and Substance materials, but the old V-Ray render engine has gone.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Allegorithmic ships Substance for 3ds Max 2.0
Free plugin for editing Substance materials in 3ds Max now supports animation and network rendering.
Friday, August 10th, 2018
Allegorithmic updates Substance Source library
Updated: Online library hosts 1,000+ materials in Substance format, designed for PBR workflows. Download some for free.
Thursday, June 7th, 2018
Allegorithmic ships Substance for 3ds Max 1.0
New free Substance integration plugin for 3ds Max now out of beta and ready for use in production.
Friday, April 13th, 2018
Download 90+ free PBR textures from CC0 Textures
Get free tileable metal, concrete, wood and fabric textures at up to 8K resolution. Commercial use.
Sunday, April 8th, 2018
Check out this neat Substance Designer hair generator
Vinícius Cortez's $6 add-on creates good-looking texture maps for characters with strand-based hair.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018