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
VR
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
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3 for Rhino
Latest Rhino edition of the renderer gets 500 readymade materials; V-Ray Swarm distributed rendering.
Sunday, April 9th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.6
Check out the intelligent new progressive lightmapper and dynamic navigation mesh system.
Monday, April 3rd, 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
Eye candy: SideFX's 2017 Houdini games and VR reel
Two minutes of the best games work created in Houdini, from Uncharted 4 to amazing cinematics.
Sunday, February 26th, 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
Chaos Group ships V-Ray 3.5 for 3ds Max
Big update adds new Adaptive Lights system, resumable renders, greatly extends GPU rendering.
Friday, February 10th, 2017