Maxon sets Cinema 4D ablaze

Adds Pyro and other features, as well as other updates to its product line. When there’s smoke, there could be fire. And explosions. Those effects and simulations are possible with Pyro, a new feature Maxon has added to its Cinema 4D software suite. That update, along with others, were announced at the Maxon November 3D … Read more

Greyscalegorilla launches Tactile materials library

Realistic 3D materials offer rare fidelity in the world of 3D design. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. But it’s easy to see the stunning materials in the new materials library called Tactile from Greyscalegorilla. Using what they refer to as the Tactile Capture Process, the company has captured highly detailed … Read more

Archicad 26: More design, less project management

Graphisoft updates its solutions and services ecosystem. “Stay focused, design more.” That is the phrase Graphisoft, maker of BIM software solutions for architecture, continually repeated at its launch event for Archicad 26, the latest version of its flagship architectural design tool. The announcement, along with updates to the company’s other solutions and services, was made … Read more

Maxon adds new features to its products

Updates follow on the heels of recent big April updates. It was just a little over a month ago when Maxon made some big product announcements, including the expansion of its Maxon One “everything they have.” Obviously, the company is not resting on its laurels, having just announced an unexpected update to its Maxon One … Read more

Digital Domain is part of a big Hollywood Secret

The studio uses digital magic to create crowds and new Ministry HQ for The Secrets of Dumbledore. Professor Albus Dumbledore knows that the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, … Read more

3D artists take a winning ‘Infinite Journey’

The competition aimed at bringing the artist community together. In February, director/artist/photographer Clinton Jones, aka PWNISHER, issued the latest 3D community creative challenge, Infinite Journeys, which challenged 3D artists to build their own custom scenes based solely on the words “infinite journeys.” The stipulation of the YouTube contest, sponsored by Maxon and others, was that … Read more

Maxon One: You get it all—and more

Now the package includes every Maxon product and free ZBrush. Maxon is continuing its strategy of offering a one-stop solution for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, and visual effects artists by packing its Maxon One with every single Maxon product, including Redshift, Cinema 4D, Red Giant, Universe, and Forger. The company even added ZBrush, the digital … Read more

Nvidia expands Omniverse ecosystem

Offers new features and functions for a wider audience. If you are not using Nvidia’s Omniverse, Nvidia sure wants you to. Omniverse is Nvidia’s multi-GPU-enabled open platform for real-time 3D design collaboration and virtual world simulation used by artists, designers, and creators. It is built on top of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD), enabling users … Read more