Andrew Hazelden releases KartaVR 3 for Fusion
360-degree VR content creation tool gets option to stitch footage from PTGui project files, direct Oculus Rift support.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
virtual reality
Get Epic Games' free volume modelling plugin for UE4
Download this nifty new tool to paint volumetric objects directly in VR, complete with fluid velocities.
Monday, May 8th, 2017
Foundry releases Modo 11.0
New modelling options and support for OpenSubdiv 3.0, but the main news this time round is the new rental and maintenance plans.
Monday, April 24th, 2017
Solid Angle ships Arnold 5
Release improves speed and quality, adds new physically based shaders. Updated: new Houdini plugin HtoA 2.0 now available.
Friday, April 21st, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3 for SketchUp
Update adds new UI, new library of 200 physically based materials, V-Ray Swarm distributed rendering.
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
Epic Games unveils new VR editing tools in Unreal Engine
In-VR mesh and animation editing tools now available as free public preview. Support for OpenSubdiv and USD also due.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
OptiTrack launches its first active optical tracking system
New LED-marker-based OptiTrack Active system is aimed at 'theme-park scaled' VR projects.
Monday, February 27th, 2017
Silicon Studio to release Xenko game engine commercially
Open source C# engine from firm behind Final Fantasy XV's render tech to go commercial in April.
Friday, February 24th, 2017
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes 1702
Update to 3D tracking software adds full native solving of 360-degree video, new lens calibration system.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
How Feast's Patrick Osborne directed his first VR short
See the Oscar-winning director discuss the making of PEARL at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday. Watch free onine.
Monday, February 13th, 2017
Foundry previews 'Project Mayhem' VR toolset for Modo
Work-in-progress tech will let users do asset or animation reviews in virtual reality, directly inside Modo.
Friday, February 10th, 2017
Imagineer Systems releases Mocha VR
New planar tracking tool lets artists work on 360-degree footage in After Effects, Nuke and Fusion.
Thursday, February 9th, 2017
Cost of headsets is holding back VR, says Sketchfab poll
Other findings: HTC Vive is 3D artists' favourite headset - and a surprising number of us already use VR for work.
Friday, January 20th, 2017