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Tutorial: Animating Body Mechanics in Maya
Learn character animation from DreamWorks' Kelly Vawter with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sneak peek: RTX ray tracing in Substance 3D Modeler
Check out the upcoming features in Adobe's digital sculpting software, like real-time ray traced lighting.
Substance 3D Designer’s creators win Sci-Tech Awards
Other tech 'Oscars' go to Pixar's Fizt2 simulation system and Wētā FX's in-house render manager.
Spline Dynamics releases Scatter Tools for 3ds Max
Neat new set dressing plugin can automatically add ornaments and books to the furniture in a scene.
Mercenaries Engineering releases Rumba 1.2
Innovative character animation app gets revamped animation layer system, neat animatable sculpt tool.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 2.0
Scene layout and rendering app gets presets for turntable renders, USD export and CAD file import.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.0
Major update to the material authoring tool adds intuitive new AI-assisted 3D scanning toolset.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 12.4
Material authoring tool gets quality-of-life updates when working with nodes, formulas or the 3D View.
Tutorial: Creating Keyframe Concepts for Film & Animation
Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the unexpected 3D tools that can speed up your concept art work.
Kinetix launches Kinetix Studio 2.0
Free browser-based AI mocap platform now supports animation style transfer and motion blending.
Download open-source VR sketching tool Open Brush 2.0
Big update to the free app adds a layers system, pressure sensitivity and new options for mixed reality.
Boonar Studio releases Terrain Mixer 2.0.5
Check out the new features in the popular Blender tool for generating terrain for games & matte paintings.
Free tool: StackUp
Handy 3ds Max script generates randomised buildings - or any other type of 3D model - by stacking modular components along splines.
Marmoset releases Toolbag 4.05
Real-time rendering and look dev app gets new texture painting features, light baking, USD support.
Download 10 x 16K space HDRIs from ProductionCrate
Get 10 free high-res HDRIs suitable for rendering deep space scenes. EXR format, for commercial use.
Free tool: UV Checker Map Maker
Create custom checker maps and download them at up to 8K resolution with this neat free app.
Free tool: Reallusion’s Auto Setup for Unity
Edit characters exported from Character Creator or iClone in the Unity Editor with this handy plugin.
Amazon open-sources Krakatoa, XMesh, Frost, Stoke
Volumetric rendererer and particle tools for 3ds Max and Maya now free via an Apache 2.0 licence.
Nvidia announces January 2023 updates to Omniverse
Changes include new AI workflows for Blender users and a neat update to AI painting app Canvas.
5 tips to get more from your 3D characters
[Sponsored] Discover how to reuse one character in many projects with Reallusion's Character Creator 4.1.
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