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F12 has announced a new version of The Grove. its parametric tree modelling add-on for Blender. Features of version 10 include: (more...)

ILM has released a 7-minute featurette that explores Stagecraft 2.0, their virtual production tool used on The Mandalorian, season two. This version introduced Helios, a new cinematic render engine designed for real-time visual effects. Watch it on YouTube. 

Anastasiy has announced the release of MagicTints 2.0, the latest version of its machine learning plugin for Adobe applications that can transfer the colours from one image to another. Of particular interest to 3D artists in the new release is the ability to export a LUT in .cube or .png format that could be used in other 3rd party engines and renderers. Read more on Anastasiy's website.

Pulze has announced the latest version of its Scene Manager plugin for 3ds Max. New features in version 2.1 include: (more...)

Cesium has announced an open-source plugin for Unreal Engine that brings its 3D geospatial data to the popular real-time engine. The plugin includes: (more...)

Epic has announced the release of Twinmotion 2021.1 with the ability to import a project to Unreal Engine for further refinement when a user needs the more advanced tools offered by the full engine. (more...)

Marius Silaghi has released Clothify Pro, a new plugin for 3ds Max that is designed to simplify the process of modelling and animating cloth. (more...)

PolyHertz has released Edge Loop Length tool, a script that allows the user to copy, paste or unify the length of a selection. According to the developer, "its main purpose is to help clean up messy or hastily made topology, but has a variety of options allowing it to fit into various workflows". Read more on Gumroad.

Autodesk has announced the release of 3ds Max 2022. New features include revamped versions of the Slice, Symmetry, and Relax modifiers, as well as useful enhancements to the Smart Extrude tools. (more...)

Autodesk has announced the release of Maya 2022 with a new USD plugin. This has been in the pipeline for a while, it was first announced at SIGGRAPH 2018 as a joint effort with Pixar, Animal Logic, Luma Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios. According to Autodesk, with the Maya 2022 release "USD is now seamlessly integrated in Maya, enabling artists to load and edit massive datasets at lightning speed". Other features include (more...)