Crytek releases CryEngine 5.6
Game engine gets support for area lights and multilayer microfacet materials, new ragdoll IK system and updates to cloth simulation.
Friday, August 30th, 2019
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Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2020.2
Update adds new viewport background mode, new SketchUp importer, more updates to Chamfer.
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
Soft8Soft releases Verge3D 2.14 for 3ds Max and Blender
Tool for converting 3D scenes into web apps now exports interactive parametric models to your browser.
Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
Alienbrain releases Alienbrain 2019
Artist-focused version control system gets native UE4 integration, new annual subscription pricing.
Monday, August 26th, 2019
Download 69 free game-ready motion-capture animations
Get Siarhei Chekolian's 69 in-place NPC mocap moves free until the end of the month. FBX, UE4 format.
Sunday, August 25th, 2019
Get stock 3D models and materials from BlendFab
Updated: this online library of architectural models and materials for Blender users has now closed down.
Sunday, August 25th, 2019
Peregrine Labs ships Yeti 3.5
Sizeable update to the Maya fur and feathers plugin adds support for Alembic and OpenColorIO, plus new volumetric hair guide model.
Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
Get promising Maya real-time Boolean plugin speedCut
Get Joe Wu's neat non-destructive real-time Boolean modelling add-on, currently in free open beta.
Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
Epic Games releases free TwinMotion update
Real-time visualisation software gets new SketchUp live link, plus 25 new readymade grass assets.
Monday, August 19th, 2019
Foundry ships Modo 13.1
It's mainly a performance release, but there are new modelling and character rigging tools, plus support for the AxF material format.
Friday, August 16th, 2019
Screenspace creates pickers for Maya rigs that act as HUDs
Animal Logic software engineer Eddie Hoyle's neat free tool fixes rig controls to the Maya viewport.
Thursday, August 15th, 2019
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
QuadSpinner ships Gaea 1.0.24
Next-gen terrain design tool now integrates with Houdini. Edit Gaea terrain in Houdini or software compatible with Houdini Engine.
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019