Maxwell Render 4.1 – Up to 8x Faster with New Denoiser

Today sees Next Limit announce the official release of Maxwell 4.1. This is the first significant update of the latest version of its high-end rendering tool. Aiming to optimise user workflow, and decrease rendering times whilst maintaining the quality Maxwell is famous for, this new version introduces a powerful Denoiser (by Innobright‘s Altus). The new … Read more

E-on Software 3D CG Environment Competition 2017 – Now Open

E-on software, in association with Nvidia, Wacom, HP, Pixologic, ArtStation, CGChannel, CGSociety, Cornucopia3D, Geekatplay, AsileFX, QuadSpinner, Routledge, Gnomon School, Bournemouth University and Ecole George Melies are honoured to invite you to participate in the “3D Environment Competition 2017”. With judges that are leading experts in the major fields of the 3D entertainment industry, and with over $30,000 worth … Read more

V-Ray 3.5 For MODO Released

Chaos have added cutting-edge features to V-Ray for Modo. Their twin-engine rendering architecture is built to take full advantage of the latest CPU and GPU hardware. Users can now render anything and everything, from quick design models to your most detailed 3D scenes. This update is free for existing V-Ray 3.x for Modo customers and all new workstations … Read more

KeyShot Webinar: Advanced Animation Techniques

Thu, June 8th, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT (6-7pm British Summer Time) Need more motion in your visuals? Richard Funnell breaks down advanced animation techniques along with the features and settings to optimize your output. Sign up quickly as space is limited! Topics covered in this webinar: Creating Material Animations How to Structure … Read more

V-Ray SDK 1.20 Released

This week V-Ray announced the release of an updated and streamlined version of their AppSDK. Improvements include support for node.js 8 and Python 3.6. The SDK allows large companies and organisations to build custom integrations for their applications and processes. Whether looking for control over a programmatic render process or looking to add beautiful rendering … Read more

New PDPlayer Update Now Available

Pdplayer 1.0.7.32 is now available with optimized 4K playback and improved OpenEXR support. This is a free update for current customers. New features and improvements include: Metadata Viewer – Displays data such as camera FOV, aperture and focal length for DPX and EXR files. (Hotkey M) Multipart EXR – Faster to load and display than multichannel EXRs, … Read more

Webinar: VisualARQ 2.0, Flexible BIM for Rhino

Join the VisualARQ 2.0 webinar in one of the two identical sessions that will be held next May 17th 2017: Wednesday, May 17, 2017. From 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM BST Wednesday, May 17, 2017. From 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM BST The webinar will focus on the new features of VisualARQ 2.0 but you will see also … Read more

Maxwell Render V1 & V2 Users – Get 15% Off Your Upgrade

Maxwell licenses  V2 and older *  are reaching the end of their product support life-cycle. This means you will no longer be able to upgrade these licenses or receive technical support for them. * Offer includes both license seats and rendernodes. Does not apply to Learning Edition, Student & Faculty licenses. Why Upgrade Now? Until June 30th 2017 you will still be … Read more

PlusSpec 2017 Is On It’s Way – What’s New?

Below is a sneak peak of just some of the new features that are on their way in PlusSpec 2017: NEW Handrail Tool: Have the ability to add handrails to stairs and balconies IFC Tool; Room Quantities: Feasibility studies for air conditioning, Reporting and Measurements (cubic/square). Beam Tool: Allowing users to add structural and non-structural beams … Read more

FormZ 8.5.7 Update – Now Available

The formZ 8.5.7 update is now available for Pro, Jr, free and student editions. Select Check for Update from the form•Z Help Menu to automatically update your v8.5 software. Highlights of improvements in this version include: Modeling: Sub-d Objects now support face colours. Copy/paste now perseveres layer groups. DAE import improved. Opening and saving files … Read more