Nvidia fully open-sources MDL
Open-source version of Material Definition Language to include the MDL Distiller and GLSL backend for real-time and viewport rendering.
Friday, August 12th, 2022
Unreal Engine
Ziva Dynamics launches Ziva Face Trainer
Cloud-based AI facial rigging service generates 'real-time faces' for use in Maya, Unity and UE4.
Thursday, August 11th, 2022
Omniverse Audio2Face gets new Audio2Emotion system
Free AI-based tool for generating facial animation from audio now reflects emotions like joy and pain.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
GauGAN360 turns doodles into 360-degree environments
Nvidia's new AI art demo turns sketches into 360° environment maps for use inside 3D software.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
Nvidia unveils NeuralVDB
'Next evolution' of OpenVDB brings the power of AI to volumetric data, reducing the memory footprint of fluid simulations by up to 100x.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
Physically Based lists PBR values for real-world materials
Need to recreate ketchup in your CG software? This free online database has the info you need.
Monday, August 8th, 2022
Tutorial: Creating Stylized VFX in Unreal Engine 5
Create a game-ready magic attack using UE5's Niagara toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, August 6th, 2022
KeenTools ships FaceBuilder 2022.2 for Blender and Nuke
Turn photos of actors into matching MetaHumans with the new version of the head-generation plugin.
Friday, August 5th, 2022
Download the free Modern Industrial Pack of 3D models
Kitbash industrial interiors with RenderCrate's set of over 400 modular parts. FBX format, for commercial use.
Thursday, July 28th, 2022
Epic Games joins the Open 3D Foundation
Unreal Engine creator now a board member of the governing body for rival game engine Open 3D Engine.
Monday, July 25th, 2022
Material Maker 1.0 is out
Hotly tipped open-source material authoring and 3D texture painting app gets its milestone 1.0 release. Check out all of its new features.
Sunday, July 24th, 2022
SideFX releases Houdini 19.5
Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma.
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Chaos releases Chaos Vantage 1.8
Check out the new features in the real-time tool for exploring V-Ray scenes, like the new cloud system.
Monday, July 18th, 2022