Arrimus3D has released a new tutorial explaining what he describes as Max's most underrated feature - Splines. Watch it on YouTube. 

Adobe has released a new 7 part tutorial series focused on using Substance for Fashion design. Watch it on YouTube. 

E-On Software has announced the release of VUE & PlantFactory 2021.1. New features include: (more...)

Kinematic Lab has announced the release of PhysXpainter 2.0, its instance painting tool for 3ds Max that runs a simulation after releasing the mouse button to allow objects to fall,  interact and pile up naturally.  This is a significant update with several new features and workflows, including:  (more...)

Serif has announced the release of Affinity suite 1.9 with updates to Publisher, Designer and Photo. (more...)

Adobe has announced that Rhinoceros 7.0 now includes PBR material including support for Substance materials.  The Substance Importer plug-in for Rhino enables users to import Substance materials (SBSAR files) directly into Rhino. According to the developers, this is the first phase of the development of full Substance support in Rhino that will allow the editing of Substance materials directly in Rhino. Watch the announcement on YouTube. 

Unity Technologies has released a video outlining the new features available in Shader Graph implemented in version 2020.2. This includes the changes from Master Node to Master Stack and how to upgrade. Watch the video on YouTube and learn more about Shader Graph on the Unity website.

GRisk has announced FlowBlur-App, an open source windows application that uses AI to apply motion blur to existing footage (and renders) using motion vectors. You can download the source code and a standalone windows application from the project's itch.io page. The app is free, but if you find it useful you can support the developer on Patreon  (more...)