Adobe has released a new 3 part tutorial series explaining how to use functions in Substance. Watch the source on Substance Academy. 

Thinkinetic has announced a new release of its destruction plugin Pulldownit for Maya. (more...)

Insydium, the creators of XParticles for Cinema4D, has announced the acquisition of Terraform4D, a "versatile, art-directable terrain generation system". Read more on Insydium's website. 

Meshroom has released two concise new tutorials to explain workflows for its open-source photogrammetry tool. The first video shows a typical photogrammetry process to generate a 3d model from photographs. The second video demonstrates how to use the tool to create a 360° HDR panorama. 

Autodesk has announced the public beta of a USD plugin for 3ds Max 2022. (more...)

Pixamoon has released Library Track/Relink, a new script for 3ds Max that is able to organise, collect or relink multiple .max, .mat, and xref files without needing to open them.  Features include (more...)

Ben McEwan has released a free short course titled "The Maths of Comp" that aims to expand users' technical understanding of Nuke.  Spread over 3 concise lessons, topics include math of how the Grade Node works, followed by a demonstration of how different methods of matching black levels affect your images differently; a look at how transforming an image filters its pixels,; and finally, a look at how data on a pixel level can provide greater flexibility when manipulating images. Watch it on Ben McEwan's website. 

3ds Meetup TV's latest episode is available to replay now. Speakers and topics include Star Trek Online's Thomas Marrone along with 3D Artist Ciro Cardoso and Autodesk's Zap Anderson talking about OSL in 3ds Max. Watch it on YouTube.