Free tools: Material Maker now also does 3D painting
Promising open-source node-based material authoring tool gets new 3D texture painting toolset.
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
visual programming
iToo Software releases RailClone 4.3 for 3ds Max
Parametric modelling plugin gets big speed boost, plus new macros for generating walls and floors.
Friday, May 7th, 2021
Exlevel ships GrowFX 2.0
Long-awaited overhaul of the 3ds Max plant-generation plugin adds new Node Editor for authoring plants via visual programming.
Monday, March 8th, 2021
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.26
Update to the free game engine officially replaces CryPhysics with PhysX, and improves the terrain and dynamic vegetation systems.
Thursday, October 8th, 2020
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.25
Sizeable update to the free AAA game engine introduces new UI, plus white box testing and node-based landscape authoring tools.
Monday, July 20th, 2020
Autodesk ships Bifrost for Maya 2.1
Sizeable update to the multiphysics plugin adds new scene geometry queries, better Alembic support.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
Crytek posts its 2021 CryEngine roadmap
Check out the features due in the next update to the game engine, now postponed from spring 2020.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Get free procedural texture generator Material Maker
Neat open-source tool authors PBR texture maps using a Substance Designer-like node graph workflow. 0.8 update now out.
Sunday, January 26th, 2020
Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 2.15 for 3ds Max and Blender
Tool for converting 3D scenes into browser apps adds support for game controllers - from VR devices to steering wheels.
Friday, October 4th, 2019
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.21
Game engine gets new automated secondary animation system, support for PhysX 4.1, updates to the visual programming system.
Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
Soft8Soft releases Verge3D 2.14 for 3ds Max and Blender
Tool for converting 3D scenes into web apps now exports interactive parametric models to your browser.
Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
Autodesk unveils Maya 2019.2 and Bifrost for Maya
Big update introduces new visual programming system for physics simulations, with new fire, smoke and snow solvers.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
Soft8Soft releases Verge3D 2.13 for Blender and 3ds Max
Tool for turning Blender scenes into 3D web apps gets support for Eevee shadows, Matcap materials, toon shading effects.
Monday, July 15th, 2019