IKinema releases Orion 1.0
Neat new system based around the HTC Vive makes it possible to create a complete sub-$1,500 full-body mocap setup for VR work.
Monday, February 26th, 2018
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Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 2.0
Newly updated tool coverts Blender scenes to interactive 3D web applications, complete with Cycles-compatible PBR materials.
Monday, February 26th, 2018
SiNi Software releases Scatter for 3ds Max as free beta
Promising new scattering plugin aims to provide an artist-friendly way to create very large scenes.
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Autodesk posts Softimage to Arnold source code on GitHub
Code for the SitoA plugin available via an Apache 2.0 licence. Latest update supports Arnold 5.0.2.4.
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Unity now comes with ProBuilder built in for free
Popular level design and modelling tool now part of Unity 2018.1 after buyout of original devs ProCore.
Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
NIM Labs ships NIM 2.8
Production management platform gets support for studio-wide media browsing, plus more options for shot review and financial analysis.
Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
Chaos Group ships Phoenix FD 3.10 for 3ds Max and Maya
Create new forms of goo thanks to the fluid simulation tool's support for liquids of variable viscosity.
Friday, February 16th, 2018
Try this impressive new FLIP fluid simulator for Blender
Sign up to beta test Ryan Guy and Dennis Fassbaender's production-ready fluid solver for Blender 2.79.
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Download Cinema 4D physics framework Effex 2.8 for free
Pioneering fluid simulation, particle and volumetrics tool, once sold for over €500, is now free on GitHub.
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
Trimble cans SketchUp Make, launches SketchUp Free
Old free desktop edition of the software replaced by new browser-based version. Check out the differences here.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
OLM Digital ships OLM Blur, Radial Blur and Directional Blur
Download the Japanese studio's neat new free After Effects plugins tailored to 2D animation work.
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
Get Cineware for Illustrator and six free TurboSquid models
Download Maxon's new free 3D rendering plugin for Illustrator, plus six product and packaging models.
Thursday, October 12th, 2017
Nurulize unveils Atom View and Nu Design
Amazing new VR toolset lets artists stream complex VFX assets into game engines via point clouds.
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017