Unreal Engine 5.3: five key features for CG artists
Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
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Insydium ships the X-Particles 2020 update
Major update to the Cinema 4D physics plugin adds powerful new fluids, flocking and scattering tools.
Saturday, July 4th, 2020
Download Pawel Olas's free packs of PBR leaf textures
Get free PBR texture packs from the creator of LightWave plugin treesDesigner. Commercial use.
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
Insydium releases X-Particles 2020 features in beta
Check out the new ocean surface and flocking systems in the Cinema 4D particle and physics add-on.
Thursday, April 30th, 2020
Foundry ships Modo 14.0
First Modo 14 Series release adds Ghost and X-ray display modes, plus the option to draw annotations on the viewport in asset reviews.
Friday, March 20th, 2020
Download free terrain editing software TerreSculptor 2.0
Neat 'open use' tool exports 3D terrains or heightmaps to DCC tools and game engines, at up to 65K resolution.
Friday, January 10th, 2020
Sergio Mucino releases maxTD Rigging Toolbox for Modo
Former Rodeo FX artist's suite of personal tools simplifies the task of creating complex mechanical rigs.
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
Foundry ships Modo 11.1
Videos: Update adds live bridge to Unreal Engine, better modelling and UV packing tools, option to bake object space normal maps.
Friday, June 30th, 2017
Unity Technologies to make Anima2D available for free
Popular Unity skeletal 2D animation toolset to become free in January. Developer Sergi Valls joins Unity.
Monday, December 5th, 2016
The Foundry ships Modo 10.2
Videos: Big new update revamps MeshFusion, adds new procedural modelling and auto retopology options. See them all in action here.
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R18
Major update adds neat MoGraph options, object tracking, real-time knife tools, and Substance support.
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
PSOFT releases CharacterBox for Modo
Cool new character animation plugin rigs anything from bipeds to creepy crawlies in a few clicks.
Thursday, June 30th, 2016
Autodesk unveils Maya LT 2016 Extension 2
Subscriber-only update adds option to import or export weight maps, new baking and LOD functionality.
Friday, December 11th, 2015