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U-Render 2021.9 has been released with a new Sheen effect for materials. Find out more on the company's website and see a tutorial on YouTube

Cebas has announced the release of Thinking Particles 7. New features include a new Material Point Method (MPM) solver, a grid-based system that speeds up the physically accurate simulation of real-world material properties. According to the announcement, the solver is suited for simulating materials from "hydro fluids, rubber to rock solid metals".  In its first release the sand and snow material properties are supported by MPM, with more to follow. (more...)

TensorFlow, the open-source platform for machine learning, has announced that Tensorflow.js now includes an API for 3D pose detection. According to the release , this may "open up opportunities for applications such as fitness, medical, motion capture and beyond ". Find out more on their blog. 

Reallusion, the developer of Character Creator and iClone real-time animation software, has announced an upgrade for its browser-based 3D content platform, ActorCore.  (more...)

Epic has announced that Live Link VCAM, an iOS app that allows the user to control a virtual camera in Unreal using their mobile device, is now available. Features include: (more...)

Having been delayed earlier this year, Blender Development Coordinator Dalai Felinto has announced that the stable release of Blender 3.0 is now scheduled for early December. You can see the major landmarks on the run-up to release on the developer website. 

Autodesk has announced that it will shortly introduce pay-as-you-go licensing. Named Autodesk Flex, it allows companies to purchase tokens that can be exchanged for 24 hours of software use. 3ds Max, Maya, MotionBuilder, Mudbox and Flame are included alongside many other AEC and manufacturing applications. (more...)

D95 Design has updated Smart Camera View 2, a script for 3ds Max that is intended to add some interesting tools to the default Camera View. Features include: (more...)

QuasiKrystal has announced the release of RenderStacks 2 with support for nested pass setups with the pmodifier on passgroup and instanced passes. Find out more on the RenderStacks website. 

Philippe Groarke has released SimpleOcean, an OSL map designed to simulate ocean vector displacement. (more...)