Tutorials - 3DS Max
Autodesk has released a new series of 15 tutorials that goes through a complete product visualisation pipeline in 3ds Max. Watch it on YouTube.
Software
Jon Matthis has released FreeMoCap, a free markerless motion capture software tool that promises to create a "streamlined one-click pipeline for 3D kinematic reconstruction". (more...)
Modo
Foundry has announced the release of Modo 15.1. (more...)
Industry News
Unity has announced the acquisition of IDV, the makers of the SpeedTree tree and plant modelling tools. According to the announcement, in the short term, nothing will change but long term benefits will include deeper integration with Unity. Read the press release in full on the Unity blog.
Maya
Autodesk has released a new 15 part course called Creature modelling for film with Maya and ZBrush. Watch it on YouTube.
Industry News
Epic has announced the acquisition of Sketchfab, a web-based service for viewing, discovering, editing, buying, and selling 3D content. At the time of the acquisition, it is hosting in the region of 4 million 3D assets. (more...)
Software - 3DS Max
Chaos Czech has announced the release of Corona Render 7 for 3ds Max. New features include: (more...)
Blender
The Blender Foundation has announced that Adobe has joined the Blender Development Fund as a Gold Member which contributes to core Blender development. (more...)
