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Pixomondo has released a breakdown reel for its VFX work on Goliath Season 4. Watch it on YouTube. 

Changsoo Eun has published an interesting article explaining the benefits of a small change in 3ds Max that allows users to set all pipeline integration folders per 3dsMax version and even for each PU. Read it on Changsoo's website. 

Dave Baker has recompiled most of the freeware plugins hosted on Maxplugins.de for 3DS Max 2023 - a total of over 150 free tools including all of the Blurbeta plugins and many more! (more...)

Krzysztof Hrycak has posted an impressive video of his tests to animate schools of fish using TyFlow in 3ds Max. The animations are created almost entirely using PhysX based crowd systems with full dynamics and interaction between elements. According to Krzysztof , the only manually keyed animation is the tail action. Check it out on Vimeo. 

Ziva Dynamics has released Ziva VFX 2.0, the first release since its acquisition by Unity. New features include: (more...)

Chaos has announced the release of Vantage Update 7, Build 1.7. New features include support for normal maps; the ability to use clay mode with options to preserve the original material’s reflection, refraction, bump, opacity or self illumination; global ambient occlusion, the ability to animate a geolocated sun; support for the 3DConnexion SpaceMouse controller; and much more. See a full list of what's new on the Chaos website. 

Pilgway has announced updates to 3DCoat and 3DCoatTextura. New features of the 2022 versions include: (more...)

Autodesk has announced the release of Maya 2023, features include:  (more...)

Autodesk has announced the release of 3ds Max 2023. Some of the highlights include: (more...)

Intel has demonstrated Intel Arc Xe Super Sampling (XeSS), its AI powered upscaling algorithm aimed at real-time rendering. (more...)