Marius Silaghi has released Clothify Pro, a new plugin for 3ds Max that is designed to simplify the process of modelling and animating cloth. (more...)

PolyHertz has released Edge Loop Length tool, a script that allows the user to copy, paste or unify the length of a selection. According to the developer, "its main purpose is to help clean up messy or hastily made topology, but has a variety of options allowing it to fit into various workflows". Read more on Gumroad.

Autodesk has announced the release of 3ds Max 2022. New features include revamped versions of the Slice, Symmetry, and Relax modifiers, as well as useful enhancements to the Smart Extrude tools. (more...)

Autodesk has announced the release of Maya 2022 with a new USD plugin. This has been in the pipeline for a while, it was first announced at SIGGRAPH 2018 as a joint effort with Pixar, Animal Logic, Luma Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios. According to Autodesk, with the Maya 2022 release "USD is now seamlessly integrated in Maya, enabling artists to load and edit massive datasets at lightning speed". Other features include (more...)

Realtime has published a breakdown of its creature work for the American series The Watch. Watch it on Vimeo.

Chaos Czech has published a post that looks in detail at the new PBR shader coming soon to Corona Renderer version 7. Read it on the Corona Blog. 

VirtuCamera is an iOS app that allows the user to create camera animations like they would with a real camera. Plugins were formerly only available for Maya, but the developer have announced a plugin is now also available for Blender. (more...)

Foundry has announced the release of Modo 15. New features include: (more...)