Free tool: Character Creator Auto Setup for 3ds Max
Reallusion's free add-on readies characters exported from Character Creator and iClone for rendering in 3ds Max with Arnold or V-Ray.
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Unreal Engine
Basefount releases Animcraft 5.0
Unusual tool for creating software-agnostic animation libraries gets new AI-based markerless full-body motion-capture system
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
JangaFX releases EmberGen 1.2
Real-time smoke and fire simulator for games and VFX gets movable, parentable simulation domains, and live recording in the timeline.
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
3Dpresso creates 3D models from videos of real objects
Online service recreates props and furniture for use in games and AR, and can be trialed for free. Now comes with a new iOS app.
Saturday, July 20th, 2024
Get artist-friendly 3D animation software Akeystu for free
Unconventional character rigging and animation tool is no longer being developed commercially, so you can now download it for free.
Sunday, July 14th, 2024
SideFX releases Houdini 20.5: check out its five key features
Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
Tutorial: Real-Time VFX Fundamentals for Unreal Engine 5
Discover how to create an anime-style explosion effect in The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly game art tutorial.
Sunday, July 7th, 2024
tyFlow 1.111 integrates Stable Diffusion into 3ds Max
Multiphysics add-on's tyDiffusion module generates AI renders and animations matching 3ds Max scenes. Included in the free edition.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
DeepMotion launches AI text-to-animation service SayMotion 1.5
Browser-based tool lets you create animations for humanoid characters by typing text prompts. Free in open beta, including for commercial use
Saturday, June 29th, 2024
Move AI launches AI-based real-time mocap solution Move Live
Markerless motion-capture software streams data live to Unreal Engine, or can post-process it to a 'AAA quality' Blender file.
Thursday, June 27th, 2024
RealityScan 1.5 saves 3D models directly to your phone
Epic Games' free 3D scanning app for Android and iOS now lets you download the 3D scan directly, rather than via Sketchfab.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
Andras Ketzer releases FluidNinja VFX Tools 1.8
Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine simulation baking tool, including support for UE5's new Heterogeneous Volumes.
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Get over 500 free game-ready animations to use in Unreal Engine
Epic Games' new Game Animation Sample includes a library of 'AAA-quality' motion-captured animations for use in your own projects.
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024