Nvidia open-sources PhysX, unveils PhysX SDK 4.0
Real-time physics system now available under a 3-clause BSD licence on PCs and mobile devices.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Windows
Valkyrie Engine lets artists create AR apps without coding
New game engine lets users create iOS augmented reality apps via a simple drag-and-drop workflow.
Monday, November 19th, 2018
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.15
Free game engine gets readymade components for generating roads and rivers, new pose blending options in the animation editor.
Monday, July 30th, 2018
WTools3D ships LWCAD 2018
Powerful procedural modelling plugin for LightWave gets new toolsets for automatically generating windows and railings.
Monday, June 18th, 2018
Autodesk makes SketchBook free for individual artists
Powerful sketching tool for concept design and illustration now free on Windows, OS X, Android and iOS.
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018
AMD ships Radeon ProRender plugins for macOS
Free GPU-based renderer available for Blender and Maya on Macs. Now supports volumetrics, too.
Monday, April 9th, 2018
Blender 2.79a is here
Open-source 3D software gets over 200 bugfixes, plus 10% speed boost to Cycles renders when using CUDA GPUs in Windows.
Friday, March 2nd, 2018
Redshift team releases Redshift 2.5
GPU renderer gets better sampling, firefly removal, Mac support, Cinema 4D and Katana plugins.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Get Google's free Blocks VR modelling app
Free Windows app lets you create simple polygonal models in VR using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Friday, July 14th, 2017
AMD releases Radeon ProRender for Blender
Free, physically accurate GPU renderer now available for Blender, as well as Max, Maya, SolidWorks.
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
Redshift gets new GPU benchmarking utility
See how current Nvidia workstation and gaming GPUs compare in this real-world render benchmark test.
Friday, June 23rd, 2017
Get Ten24's Skull Sketcher 2 reference app for free
Nifty app lets you pose virtual male and female skulls based on 3D scan data. Share the link on social media to get it free.
Thursday, June 15th, 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