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Autodesk has announced the public beta of a USD plugin for 3ds Max 2022. (more...)

Pixamoon has released Library Track/Relink, a new script for 3ds Max that is able to organise, collect or relink multiple .max, .mat, and xref files without needing to open them.  Features include (more...)

Ben McEwan has released a free short course titled "The Maths of Comp" that aims to expand users' technical understanding of Nuke.  Spread over 3 concise lessons, topics include math of how the Grade Node works, followed by a demonstration of how different methods of matching black levels affect your images differently; a look at how transforming an image filters its pixels,; and finally, a look at how data on a pixel level can provide greater flexibility when manipulating images. Watch it on Ben McEwan's website. 

3ds Meetup TV's latest episode is available to replay now. Speakers and topics include Star Trek Online's Thomas Marrone along with 3D Artist Ciro Cardoso and Autodesk's Zap Anderson talking about OSL in 3ds Max. Watch it on YouTube. 

Mackevision has released a new reel of its animation work. Watch it on Vimeo.

Ubisoft has announced an update to Mixer, its open-source Blender add-on designed to facilitate real-time collaboration. It allows multiple Blender users to work on the same scene at the same time. The add-on uses a broadcasting server that is independent of Blender which makes it possible to implement a connection for other 3D editing software. The latest update adds support for synchronising armatures, geometry node trees, and the ability to ignore scene camera. Find out more and download the project from Github and watch videos on YouTube. 

Boomer Labs has announced that IFL Turbo Pro has come out of beta and is out now. It's a new plugin IFL file loader, cache and resizer for 3ds Max that promises to be 3-8x faster than Max's native playback. Once installed it replaces Max's built-in IFL loader. Find out more and download from the Boomer Labs website. 

Pixomondo has released its 2021 VFX reel. Watch it on Vimeo.

Light & Shadows has announced Stipple, a plugin for Unity that allows users to import, visualise and edit points clouds. Find out more on the developer's website. 

iToo Software has announced an update to RailClone, its parametric modelling and layout tool for 3ds Max. (more...)