Dave Baker has recompiled most of the freeware plugins hosted on Maxplugins.de for 3DS Max 2020 - a total of over 160 free tools! Dave performs this formidable task annually in his spare time, so feel free to visit Maxplugins.de to see what's available and if you appreciate his effort, consider donating using the Paypal button on the bottom left of the site to help support the continuation of this indispensable resource.

Pixomondo has released a new breakdown of its VFX and previz work for  Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race. Watch it on YouTube.

Mr X has released a reel of its invisible effects for Alfonso Cuarón's Roma. Watch it on YouTube.

KM-3D has released Smooth Boolean , a new commercial plugin for 3DS Max that enables the user to create smooth transitions between ProBoolean operands. Smooth Boolean is compatible with Max 2013 and above, it costs $99 and a free demo is available. Find out more on KM-3D's website. 

New features in Alexander Kramer's script for organising models, materials, textures and lights in 3DS Max include: (more...)

In addition to today's launch of Max 2020, for the first time in a long time the team are opening up to discuss what users can expect from future releases.  (more...)

Updated: Since this article was published, Autodesk has released its 3DS Max 2020 features video on YouTube. 

Ahead of the public announcement, Autodesk has updated its help documentation revealing some of what's new in 3DS Max 2020. (more...)

Erik Lehmann has released a new commercial set of scripts for Maya called Mesh Toolkit designed to help with layout and enhanced and automated mesh operations. Tools are available either individually or as a bundle from Gumroad.