3DS Max News

Prism has announced the release of QuiltiX, an open-source MaterialX editor. The editor has been designed with a focus on the needs of artists, offering a customizable and user-friendly GUI to allow artists to view their materials using their preferred production renderer. This feature aims to assist in the identification of potential issues during the material creation phase. (more...)

Thinkinetic has announced the release of Pulldownit 5.5 for 3DS Max. (more...)

Poliigon has announced 103 free assets including several of its most popular textures, models and HDRIs. The collection includes furniture, food, fabric, brick, wood, marble and more. Assets are natively compatible with Blender, 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D and Sketchup. See the free assets and download form Polligon's website. 

SitniSati, has released a new tutorial on creating realistic drone aiming and firing effects using the upgraded FumeFX 6 in 3ds Max. (more...)

Chaos has released a new tutorial explaining the Decal improvements in Corona 10. Watch it on YouTube. 

Chaos has announced the release of Phoenix 5.20. (more...)

Wonder Dynamics has release Wonder Studio, a new AI powered tool that can seamlessly integrates CG characters into live-action footage. The company says it software can save substantial time and expense in the field of visual effects by significantly reducing the need for traditional methods like motion capture, complex 3D software, and costly production equipment. According to claims on the product's website, "Wonder Studio automates 80%-90% of 'objective' VFX work and leaves the artist with the remaining 'subjective' work, which can be exported into the software they already use." (more...)

Chaos has announced the acquisition of AXYZ design, developers of crowd animation software Anima and an extensive library of realistic posed, animated and 4D human figures. This latest move further increases Chaos's growing ecosystem of real-time visualization tools, photorealistic renderers, and 3D asset libraries. (more...)

Chaos has published its webinar on the new features of Corona 10. Watch it on YouTube. 

Chaos has announced the release of Corona 10 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D. New features include the ability to control individual material channels in Corona Decal, without affecting key attributes. Alterations to diffuse, displacement, metalness, among others, can be integrated into the underlying material much more easily. (more...)