Foundry ships Modo 12.0
First release in the Modo 12 Series overhauls the Mesh Paint tool, and adds a neat new Surface Strips system to MeshFusion modelling.
Thursday, March 29th, 2018
VR
Find free 3D models directly inside Unity, UE4 and Godot
New free plugins let users search for and import Sketchfab assets with Creative Commons licences.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
IKinema unveils Project Studio
New software framework will let users 'mix and match' toolsets from the firm's motion capture data solving and streaming products.
Monday, March 26th, 2018
Unity Technologies reveals Unity 2018 product roadmap
See the new graphics features due in Unity 2018.1 to 2018.3, from new materials and animation options to the GPU lightmapper.
Friday, March 23rd, 2018
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2019
Now shipping: Watch videos of the new features, including support for Open Shading Language and the Advanced Wood procedural map.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.19
Update adds live link plugins for Maya and MotionBuilder, material layers, physical units for lights.
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
IKinema releases Orion 1.0
Neat new system based around the HTC Vive makes it possible to create a complete sub-$1,500 full-body mocap setup for VR work.
Monday, February 26th, 2018
Facebook's Quill VR painting tool now lets you animate, too
Quill 1.4 lets you animate layers or brush strokes frame by frame and export the result in Alembic format.
Friday, February 9th, 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
Godot team ships Godot 3.0
Big update to the open-source game engine to add new PBR renderer, new audio engine, visual scripting, and early VR support.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018
Science.D.Visions ships 3DEqualizer 4 Release 5
Big update to matchmoving app adds new GPU-based engine, LSF solver, better 360-degree tracking.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
Sign up for Mari Live in Hollywood next month
See how top studios use the 3D painting tool at Foundry's user event at Gnomon on 1 February. Watch free online.
Friday, January 12th, 2018
Unity Technologies releases Unity 2018.1 in beta
New C#-scriptable render pipeline and node-based shader editor, but no more native Substance support.
Thursday, January 11th, 2018