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Check out promising 3ds Max scattering plugin NeatScatter
Interesting new tool generates detailed, non-overlapping patterns of instances for close-up shots.
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Download Video Copilot’s free Orb plugin for After Effects
Free plugin generates realistic 3D planets, complete with physically based shading and atmospheres.
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Free tool MeshSync live links Unity to DCC software
Open-source app syncs geometry, lights and cameras between Unity and 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and MotionBuilder.
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Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2019.2
Release adds new Fluid Loader object for tweaking and rendering cached sims, further updates to Alembic and OSL.
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Notch Builder lets you author motion graphics in real time
Interesting new tool lets users link cloners, particles, fluids and volumetrics and see the results rendered on the fly.
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Get Digital Forms’ free 3D scan of a clothed male figure
Download the games art studio's raw scan data in OBJ format. The file is licensed for commercial use.
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Rookies rankings reveal 2018’s best CG schools worldwide
Gnomon ranked world's best school for animation and VFX. Howest best in game development.
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Crytek ships CryEngine 5.5
Long-awaited update to game engine updates GI system and Sandbox editor; introduces new 5%-of-royalties licensing model.
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Vahan Sosoyan ships Aton 1.3
Lighting TD's free 'Arnold to Nuke display plugin' lets users render directly into Nuke's UI from Maya, Cinema 4D - and now Houdini.
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AXYZ design ships anima 3.5
3ds Max and Cinema 4D crowd animation plugin's new 'alive' technology synchronises cameras and geometry with the host app.
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Get Paragon UE4 character and environment assets free
Updated with new free assets. Download 39 characters and 1,500 environment assets from Epic Games' MOBA.
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Maxon ships more free Cinema 4D plugins via Maxon Labs
New Solidify tool and workarounds for features deprecated in R20 added to online library of add-ons.
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Insydium’s Bridge tool loads old Cinema 4D plugins in R20
Free tool already loads old versions of X-Particles and Cycles 4D; may work with other third-party plugins.
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Sneak peek: Houdini 17
Video: see Houdini's upcoming Vellum multphysics solver, material-based facturing, simulation retiming and hair grooming tools in action.
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Reallusion ships iClone 7.3
Real-time animation tool gets support for Bezier curve editing for motion paths, new Material Plus format for saving multi-materials.
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Reallusion releases Character Creator 3.0
Big update turns iClone companion tool into a standalone character generator for games and VR work.
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See Substance Painter running in VR via Oculus’s Hybrid Apps
New technology could let artists use DCC tools in virtual reality, via the same UI as on the desktop.
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See the year’s best ZBrush sculpts at The Art of ZBrush IV
Free show at Hollywood's Gnomon Gallery showcases new art created with Pixologic's sculpting software.
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Marmoset ships Toolbag 3.05
Real-time rendering toolkit gets new texture baking features, better antialiasing of texture maps, plus two new microsurface shaders.
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See the new ZBrush features unveiled at ZBrush Summit
See the upcoming ZBrush features announced at Pixologic's 2018 user event, plus three free plugins to download today.
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