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Sneak peek: V-Ray Next for Maya
Video: see the new toon shader coming up in the next major update to the Maya edition of the renderer.
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Boomer Labs and JokerMartini release Vexus 3.0
3ds Max scene assembly tool adds support for multiple cameras, XRefs, new Python interpreter.
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Discover how Marvel Studios created Avengers: Infinity War
See exclusive early concept art from the movie at a free event at Gnomon's LA campus next week.
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Superluminal releases Stardust 1.1.4 for After Effects
Neat modular particle tool adds support for particle shadows, additive transparent materials.
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Sneak peek: Corona Renderer 2 for 3ds Max
Videos: see new volume rendering features like support for OpenVDB and updates to CoronaVolume.
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Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio Carbon Drop 2
Update to the real-time lighting design tool adds a Value Blend system for blending light sources.
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Download Hitfilm Express 8.0 for free
All-in-one editing, compositing and FX app gets new motion graphics tools, improved editorial workflow.
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Esri ships CityEngine 2018.0
Procedural 3D city-generation tool gets greater integration with Unreal Studio for VR work, new option to distribute geometry along curves.
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Ziva Dynamics releases Ziva VFX 1.3
Check out the newly updated Maya soft tissue plugin, then download this free 'jellyphant' test character.
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Download Andreas Moritz’s neat free seashell generator
Blue Byte environment artist's Substance Designer tool creates height maps for use in other apps.
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Google open-sources Seurat
Intriguing free tech converts offline renders to 3D geometry with poly counts low enough for mobile VR. Includes Maya, Unity, UE4 plugins.
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Bforartists team releases Bforartists 1.0
Code fork intended to make Blender's interface more intuitive to use hits its first official release.
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Appleseed team releases appleseed 1.9
Open-source renderer adds image denoising, random walk SSS, neat camera shutter curve and light path recording systems.
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LuxRender reborn as LuxCoreRender 2.0
Open-source renderer gets faster hybrid and spectral rendering, support for resumable renders.
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Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.14
Free game engine gets support for morph targets, new wind and force volumes, volumetric cloud system, visual scripting improvements.
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Toolchefs releases Atoms Crowd 1.15
Promising new crowd-simulation tool for Maya and Houdini gets support for cloth and dynamic fur.
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Put clothes on nude statues and win Nvidia graphics cards
CG hardware up for grabs in CLO Virtual Fashion and Allegorithmic's new David & Diana art contest.
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Quixel releases Megascans Bridge 2018
Free app for exporting Megascans assets to game engines and DCC tools gets live links to UE4, Unity.
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Foundry previews Nuke 11.2, NukeX 11.2, Nuke Studio 11.2
Workflow-focused update revamps the Tab menu; adds GPU support and mask input for Smart Vectors.
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Quixel releases Quixel Mixer 1.0 in beta
Quixel's intuitive tool for blending scanned materials now out in beta. Free to Megascans subscribers.
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