The Foundry launches new software ‘Collectives’
New Autodesk-style product suites offer savings of over 35% on cost of buying Modo, Mari et al individually.
View ArticleVideo: volume explosions in Unreal Engine 4
See an explosion go from FumeFX simulation to in-game effect in Epic's new Inside Unreal tech demo.
View ArticleAnatomyTools.com launches five-day ZBrush course
Taught by ILM veterans, Mastering Human Anatomy in ZBrush offers in-depth guide to the human form.
View ArticleAutodesk rolls out Autodesk Character Generator
Free online service lets you create rigged characters in your browser, then download in MB or FBX format.
View ArticleAutodesk releases Meshmixer 2.1
Intuitive mesh-editing tool gets integrated 3D print preview and diagnostics, new modelling options.
View ArticleV-Ray for Blender becomes official Chaos Group plugin
Free scene exporter gets Chaos Group product page and forum as original developer joins company.
View ArticleExhibition news: Muharraqi: Father & Son
LightWave and Modo artist Khalid Al Muharraqi to hold gallery show with his award-winning painter father.
View ArticleMaya 2015 and 3ds Max 2015 sneak peeks leak online?
Probably not official, and pretty brief, but you do get to see Bifrost in Maya and render elements in iray.
View ArticleEye candy: Framestore’s Gravity VFX show and tell
Nice new breakdown video gives a glimpse into the movie's CG environments and simulation work.
View ArticleAllegorithmic releases Substance Designer 4.1
Games texturing tool gets new baking options and ability to group nodes. Eight new video tutorials, too.
View ArticleLightmap ships LightWave plugin for HDR Light Studio
LightWave3D Live Connection lets users create HDRIs in real time, and see the results in LightWave's VPR.
View ArticleCreate animated grass ‘in a single click’ with MaxGrass
Handy $20 3ds Max script creates grass and vegetation without the need to use hair or particles.
View ArticleThunder Cloud Studio releases GMH2 for Maya
Neat script lets users create hair as polygons, convert to Maya Hair, then carry on editing using poly tools.
View ArticleGolaem ships Golaem Crowd 3.1
Maya crowd-simulation system gets new visual debugging system, support for Arnold's mtoa 1.x plugin.
View ArticleDownload 10 free models of IKEA furniture from Proviz
Get models of chairs, tables from the Falster range in 3DS and MAX format, licensed for commercial use.
View ArticleTrimble ships SketchUp 2014
Better compatibility with BIM tools for Pro users; plus speed boosts and WebGL support in 3D Warehouse.
View ArticleDownload eight free 3D characters from xoio-air
Based on scans of real people, provided in MAX and OBJ format, and licensed for commercial use.
View ArticleAutodesk to discontinue Softimage?
Now-deleted page on UK reseller Jigsaw24's website suggests next year's release will be the last one.
View ArticleSneak peak: viscous fluids in RealFlow 2014
Updated with three new videos: watch demos of gungy fluid simulations in the Hybrido solver.
View ArticleSoftimage died to help Max and Maya, says Autodesk
'Best of the strengths' of the software to transition to sister apps as firm refocuses development efforts.
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