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Download a free, fully rigged 3ds Max character
Get this cartoon figure, created with the BonyFace facial rigging system and the LH | Auto-Rig full-body rig.
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Planetside Software unveils Terragen 3.1
Environment-creation tool to get new instancing features; option to use satellite photos to generate instant detailed, textured terrain.
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Grade games like films with Amplify Color for Unity
Intuitive colour-grading extension now optimised for mobile devices; supports Color Volumes.
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Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max
It's out of beta! Read more about version 3.0's render speed boosts, new features, and new pricing here.
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Q&A: ace mech creator Fausto de Martini
Blizzard's former 3D art director tells us about his move to movies, and his tips for faster design in 3ds Max.
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Ex-Ubisoft devs intend to recreate entire world in 3D
Pixyul aims to use aerial drones to recreate earth "one square kilometre at a time" for online RPG ReROLL.
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How to use 3ds Max on a Mac, or Maya on a tablet
Cory Mogk's step-by-step guide shows you how to run Autodesk software via the Amazon EC2 cloud.
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Eye candy: Whiskytree’s ultra-detailed Elysium VFX
Watch a breakdown showing the CG space station's "trillions of surfaces" - all created on prosumer hardware.
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Eye candy: Decepticon Truck Crawl
Watch Digital Domain animator Kiel Figgins' ace Transformers homage, then check out the VFX breakdowns.
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VFX Screens for iOS speeds up screen replacement
Neat little free app displays tracking markers for touch and swipe events on your iPad to speed up VFX work.
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Eye candy: A la Française
Now available in full, the Siggraph 2013 grand prize winner is one of the best shorts you'll see this year.
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Get Godot: like Unity, but open source
Mobile and PC developer Okam Studio releases its multi-platform in-house engine via a MIT licence.
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The reasons Blender 2.7 will have a tabbed interface
Hear UI team leader Jonathan Williamson discuss the thinking behind the contentious new Tabs UI.
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Eye candy: the Gnomon School 2014 Student Reel
Watch a ten-minute compilation of the best new work created at the top American CG school.
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Eye candy: Kometh
Discover the alien life pulsating at the heart of a comet in Erik Ferguson's unnerving Houdini short.
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Sneak peak: viscous fluids in RealFlow 2014
First teasers for the fluid simulator's next update show viscosity in large scale scenes in the Hybrido solver.
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Watch five great VES Award-winning student shorts
It's five wins in a row for Germany's Filmakademie. See them all here, including 2014 winner Rugbybugs.
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Download a free HDR image set from HDRI Hub
Get an sIBL image set of a city by night. Licensed for commercial use, and good for automotive renders.
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Clovis Gay releases Fur Guides Painter for 3ds Max
New plugin lets users style hair faster than with Max's native tools, and paint hair guides freehand.
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Q&A: Oblivion concept artist Thom Tenery
The top architectural designer looks back on a career that spans malls, Doom 4 and Hollywood movies.
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