Optimise your Maya UV layouts with NPK_UV_Layout 1.0
Unify UV scale across 3D objects with Weta modeller Niels Peter Kaagaard's neat commercial script.
Thursday, August 30th, 2018
UV packing
Foundry ships Modo 12.1
Varied update adds new integrated VR viewport, new hard-surface animation options, improved modelling and UV packing tools.
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2018 VS and RizomUV 2018 RS
UV tools formerly known as Unfold3D get new automated unwrapping system and texel density controls.
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
Foundry ships Modo Indie 11
Long-awaited update adds the Unreal Engine live bridge and tools from the Modo 11 Series itself, glTF 2.0 support. Free to current users.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
SideFX gives all Houdini Indie users a free extra licence
Maximum resolution of rendered output also raised to 4K, although the yearly rental price is up slightly.
Thursday, February 8th, 2018
Houdini gets new UV Flatten and FBX export tools
Latest production build adds new UV unwrapping and packing tools, plus support for LODs in FBX files.
Thursday, February 8th, 2018
Motiva unveils Unknit for Unreal Engine and 3ds Max
Watch a demo of this promising UV unwrapping tool from the devs behind UE4's Datasmith toolset.
Thursday, January 4th, 2018
SideFX releases Houdini 16.5
Video: see Houdini's upcoming retopology and facial autorigging tools, and a lot of neat new fluid, crowd and hair simulation features.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
Rizom-Lab ships Unfold3D V10 VS and Unfold3D V10 RS
Popular UV unwrapping tool gets two new market-specific editions for design and entertainment work.
Thursday, October 5th, 2017
Foundry ships Modo 11.1
Videos: Update adds live bridge to Unreal Engine, better modelling and UV packing tools, option to bake object space normal maps.
Friday, June 30th, 2017
3d-io ships Unwrella 3.10
Long-established automatic UV unfolding plugin for 3ds Max and Maya gets fast new flatten unwrap mode for hard-surface objects.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
Headus ships UVLayout 2.10
Veteran UV unwrapping tool adds option to import multiple meshes, plus improved lightmap support.
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Side Effects Software ships Houdini 15.5
Update adds new modelling, retopo and UV options, Delta Mush system, better crowd animation, VR camera.
Friday, May 20th, 2016