CGPack has released a collection of shape profiles for use with the Sweep modifier. More on CGPack.

Remote is a new service by Autodesk that allows to drive Autodesk software installed on your primary computer from a remote PC or Ipad. According to the company, it encodes data faster than traditional remote desktop connection software to provide a better experience and it's compatible with non-Autodesk software as well. The service is available to customers on subscription or pay-as-you-go contract. Watch a video on YouTube and find out more on Autodesk, Autodesk Exchange and Autodesk Digital Prototyping blog. (Note: at this time the Ipad app is compatible only with Autodesk Inventor)

Maxwell beta tester Mihai Iliuta gives a preview of the features in the upcoming version of Next Limit's renderer. Watch it on Vimeo.

VFX Soldier comments on the unsustainability of the film subsidies bubble and its latest chapter in New Zealand. More on the VFX Soldier's blog.

New features in E-on Software's real-time engine for architectural visualization include: (more...)

A short with a great CG aesthetic and a critical view of modern society's transforming influence on people's behavior. Created at Supinfocom Arles by Julien Soler, David Calvet, Bastien Letoile, Jérémy Charbonel, Guillaume Raynaut and Gongjin Wang. Watch it on Filmnosis.

Helios is an extension for E-on's Vue designed for modeling and animating clouds, as well as creating various types of atmospheric effects. It allows for generating z-depth passes for clouds with variable depth filtering, which are available for the entire sky or per cloud. Helios is compatible with Vue XStream, so owners of this software can use it in combination with Max and other 3D software supported by XStream. More on Quadspinner.com.

Dezeen interviews talented Archviz artist Peter Guthrie. More on Dezeen.com.

Platige's army has produced a great, stylized trailer for Crytek's upcoming video game. Watch it on Vimeo.

Flex integrates various simulation technologies, including recent developments in real-time fluid dynamics, allowing for complex physical interactions. Watch a video on YouTube.