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You can do it! VFX unveils Nexus DBR for 3ds Max
Artur Leão's smart new plugin for distributed rendering cuts down iteration times. Works with V-Ray.
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The Foundry releases free Sketchfab kit for Modo
Publish models to view interactively online in any WebGL browser from directly within Modo 601 and above.
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FXhome announces HitFilm 3 Pro
Big update to low-cost editing and VFX app to add camera projection, plus over 130 bundled plugins.
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The extraordinary making of David Levy’s PLUG
Updated: The Prometheus concept artist's VFX short turns Terminator's story on its head. Watch it here.
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Reallusion ‘pre-launches’ iClone 6
Update to real-time animation app adds support for PhysX, SpeedTree plants, Allegorithmic Substances.
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Marmoset releases Toolbag 2.06
Nice update to render toolkit adds area lights, curves-based colour grading, new set of post effects.
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Try WingBin: a free browser based RAM preview system
Play back and annotate shots for review from any device with John Martini and Shawn Olson's neat tool.
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WTools3D announces LWCAD 5
Next release of LightWave modelling tools could make NURBS workflow as intuitive as polygon modelling.
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Mootzoid releases emPolygonizer 5
Softimage particle meshing plugin comes to Maya, Modo and Fabric Engine. The demo reel is amazing.
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Cool tech demo: the Project Proteus fluid simulator
Check out this physically based, 100% parallelised 'next-gen' fluid simulator, soon available in beta.
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3D Systems launches Geomagic Sculpt and Touch
Model in 'virtual clay' with the new sculpting software and rebranded, more affordable haptic 3D stylus.
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Sketchfab now lets you download 3D models
Make your own files available to all, or download free models from HTC, Microsoft and the British Museum.
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e-on ships LumenRT Studio 2015 and GeoDesign 2015
Real-time visualisation tools get new 'DIVE' core engine, bringing in tech from Vue and PlantFactory.
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Allan McKay launches free VFX careers podcasts
Check out the top VFX supervisor's career advice, then leave a review on iTunes to support future work.
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Gnomon ships full guide to GI in Maya and mental ray
Master key techniques with Frederic Durand's Global Illumination and Caustics in Maya & mental ray.
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Brekel Pro PointCloud 2 and Body 2 apps released
Updated: watch demo videos of the Kinect-based mocap tools, and see early R&D into multi-sensor set-ups.
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Luxion ships KeyShot 5.1
Renderer gets new procedural materials, better instancing tools; imports animation in C4D format.
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Trimble ships SketchUp 2015
Now fully 64-bit, and there's no longer any need to buy separate licences for Windows and Mac.
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Atomic Fiction to launch cloud rendering service
VFX firm's Conductor platform will support users' own custom scripts, plugins and software.
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Xsens updates MVN inertial mocap line-up
Motion-capture suits and software redesigned to provide true VFX-quality data; price cut by up to 30%.
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