RenderZone is a plugin for form•Z which extends the visualisation and rendering capabilities of form•Z with a full arsenal of additional tools to assist you with anything from simple scene development to your most demanding rendering needs. In this webinar AutoDesSys demonstrate numerous tips and tricks allowing you to tap into the full potential of rendering … Read more
ZBrush 4R7 is the final iteration within the ZBrush 4 series before ZBrush 5.0 and is packed with major additions. In fact, 4R7 is one of the most extensive releases since ZBrush 4 came out. With ZBrush 4R7, you will add another set of tools to your arsenal, expanding your artistic freedom and creativity. Major … Read more
(Level: Beginner) Guest presenter and film industry veteran, Nick Hiatt, gives you an introduction to KeyShot for ZBrush and the ZBrush to KeyShot Bridge, taking you through the process from setup and paint in ZBrush to transfer and lighting in KeyShot. This is expected to fill up quickly so grab your spot fast. In this … Read more
What’s New in V3.1? Spot Emitters This emitter type projects a conical light beam, mimicking the spotlights used by photographers and cinematographers. You can control the shape of the beam by adjusting the cone angle and the falloff of its borders. They can also work as image projectors, projecting the map you input just like … Read more
A new V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max update is available for download. This update contains important bug fixes and includes: Fixed 3ds Max 2015 SP3/Extension2 crash on remote hosts with Distributed Rendering V-Ray RT GPU now supports VRayDirt V-Ray RT GPU supports VertexColor texture VRayMetaball supports Maxscript vertex color source VRayProxy disables Force first map channel … Read more
With the most recent update from Maxon (16.029), bugs (OSX noise etc) that caused issues between V-Ray and Cinema 4D R16 have now been fixed. Users should now be able to render without any problems.
The Maxwell Render V3.1 early build is now available now for testing! Full release will be within the next few weeks and the update is free for all V3 users. To access the early build area you must be signed into the forum first, then go to www.maxwellrender.com/betas. What’s new in V3.1? Spotlight emitters to mimic … Read more
A new update to V-Ray 2.0 for Rhino is now available. In addition to other refinements, Chaos have made code optimisations to improve the general performance of V-Ray for Rhino. Refinements include: Performance improvements that speed up DR renders Relative paths are now supported for bitmap textures Improved batch render tool for easier use Sun Modify Light … Read more
V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp SP 3 is now available. SketchUp 2015 now has a 64 bit version that this V-Ray service pack fully supports on both Windows and Mac. Even if you haven’t made the leap yet to SketchUp 2015, this is a worthwhile update. Download the latest version of V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp here.