Esri ships CityEngine 2020.1
Procedural city generation tool can now import assets in USD format for VFX work, and generate LODs automatically for Unreal Engine.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
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Autodesk ships RV 2021
Image viewer and shot playback tool for VFX and animation gets support for Python 3, new long-term Available Previous Versions.
Thursday, November 5th, 2020
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2020 V-Ray showreel
See the best VFX and animation work created with V-Ray, plus tech breakdowns of the key projects.
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
Master hair grooming in Maya's XGen toolset
Discover an efficient workflow for creating stylized grooms in The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
Richard Rosenman releases DOF PRO for After Effects
New After Effects edition brings the popular Photoshop motion blur tool to VFX and motion graphics work.
Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
Rookies 2020 rankings reveal world's best CG schools
Gnomon places best overall and best for VFX. See the winners for animation and game design here.
Monday, October 26th, 2020
SideFX ships Houdini 18.5
Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
Adobe ships After Effects 17.5
Compositing app gets much-anticipated AI-driven Roto Brush 2.0 tool, plus motion-graphics-focused new 3D Design Space.
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
Snappers unveils Snappers Wrinkles Designer
Crazy new Maya toolset will let you design wrinkles for 3D characters interactively and export to UE4.
Friday, October 16th, 2020
J Cube unveils new standalone USD editing tool MUSE
Neat work-in-progress tool offers a 'fast, non-destructive' way to modify USD assets outside DCC apps.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Get Quixel's free Megascans plugin for Unreal Engine
Version 6.3 of the free plugin adds neat new vertex blend material, better LOD export for 3D plants.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Nuke and Unreal Engine win 2020 tech Emmy Awards
Compositing app and virtual-set-powering game engine honored for their impact on the TV industry.
Monday, October 12th, 2020
Check out fast 3ds Max cloth simulation plugin Dynamo
Deform Dynamics' real-time cloth simulation tool performs '10-100x faster' than Max's Cloth modifier.
Friday, October 9th, 2020