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Maya crowd-simulation system gets ability to instantiate environment models, not just skinned characters.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

Free set of utilities gets new Geo Locator tool for constraining objects to surfaces. Works well with vehicles.

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Maya crowd simulator gets new extension for traffic and fight scenes; plus Mac OS X and Arnold support.

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

Update to the 3ds Max particle tool adds Bullet physics, car simulation and soft bodies. See them all here.

Friday, June 29th, 2012

Free update to vehicle animation tool gets completely rewritten AI system for simulating traffic flow.

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Master professional hair and fur grooming techniques for visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Sunday, October 13th, 2024

Maya's multiphysics plugin gets experimental new modular rigging toolset, plus the option to generate variant simulations in the cloud.

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Browser-based text-to-animation generative AI tool can now be used to create seamless animation cycles, and to retarget animation.

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

3D texture painting app gets new 2D painting mode for editing source images or creating custom decals without leaving the software .

Friday, October 11th, 2024

Now in beta: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.

Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Sizeable update to the open-source game engine adds a new mobile render pipeline, and lets you create games without a C++ compiler.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024