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Foundry has announced the release of Modo 15.1. (more...)

Unity has announced the acquisition of IDV, the makers of the SpeedTree tree and plant modelling tools. According to the announcement, in the short term, nothing will change but long term benefits will include deeper integration with Unity. Read the press release in full on the Unity blog. 

Epic has announced the acquisition of Sketchfab, a web-based service for viewing, discovering, editing, buying, and selling 3D content. At the time of the acquisition, it is hosting in the region of 4 million 3D assets. (more...)

Chaos Czech has announced the release of Corona Render 7 for 3ds Max. New features include: (more...)

The Blender Foundation has announced that Adobe has joined the Blender Development Fund as a Gold Member which contributes to core Blender development. (more...)

Siger has announced the released of Sigershaders XS Material Presets 3, its collection of plugins and materials for 3ds Max. (more...)

AskNK has reviewed VirtuCamera, an iOS app that allows the user to animate a camera by moving their device. The app captures the motion data and streams it over Wi-Fi to a camera in Blender or Maya. Watch the review on YouTube. 

Scanline VFX has released a breakdown reel for its work on The Nevers. Watch it on Vimeo.

PolyDesign has released a new version of PolyDamage, its plugin for 3ds Max designed to add damage, wear and tear to models. (more...)

NIM Labs has announced the release of NIM 5.0, the latest version of its studio management platform. Features of this release include a revamped payroll system that's been improved to take into account an increasingly offsite workforce, redesigned timecards, plus a new and improved UI that aims to better reflect the way that artists think and work. To see a full list of all the new features, please visit the “What’s New in NIM 5.0” section of the NIM Labs site.