Archives for Animation & VFX
Tidbits: Luxion, Maxon and IKinema news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have tidbits on news that came out this month on updates on KeyShot plugins, Cineversity’s new look and IKinema’s new WebAnimate
Newtek’s new Lightwave 3D 11
Newtek updates its flagship program Lightwave 3D to version 11
Strata success on Mac leads version 7 for Windows
Strata releases Strata Design 3D CX 7 for Windows following superb Mac release
Strata launches Design 3D CX 7 for Mac
Strata unleashes Strata Design 3D CX 7 for Mac. Brand new version offers up excellent new capabilities, including better and faster rendering, subD modeling improvements and more…
SIG: Artist David Ridlen uses DAZ 3D as ’secret weapon’
David Ridlen’s creative pipeline includes LightWave 3D and DAZ 3D tools
Abvent hungers for new graduates – Artlantis offered for nearly half off
Abvent offers recent graduate architects nearly half off the price of professional licenses for the new Artlantis 3 series software
Smith Micro intros Anime Studio 8 Debut and Pro
Smith Micro intros new Anime Studio 8 series in Debut and Pro versions. Both versions feature new Wizard technology and Automatic Image Tracing
Artlantis Road-Show – Architosh Gets the Scoop!
France-based Abvent and Objects Online are taking Artlantis on the a Road Show. This event is aimed at showcasing the rendering and animation program’s strengths and focus on the architectural market here in the US. Free and paid events coming
Luxology intros recoil plugin for Rigid Body Dynamics
modo has a great new plugin in recoil, for rigid body dynamics
Autodesk launches 2012 digital entertainment creation products
Autodesk updates Digital Creation Products for 2012 editions – Maya, Mudbox and Smoke for Mac pipelines
Sketchers Studio Brings Animation to SketchUp
New software product Sketchers Studio from Japan animates your SketchUp models–complete with basic visual effects
MAXON unveils CINEMA 4D R 11.5
MAXON delivers new Cinema 4D, Release 11.5, with innovative new MoGraph 2 technologies, improved rendering engine that takes full advantage of the very latest multi-core processors and with support for Snow Leopard and Windows 7 operating systems.
Luxology announces modo 401 – now available
modo 401 now available for immediate download. modo 401 features new rendering and animation capabilities, plus innovative new workflow features.
Product Review: Cinema 4D R11 Architectural Edition
In this product review Architosh looks at Maxon’s Cinema 4D AE 11 (Architectural Edition) aimed at working in tandem with sister applications ArchiCAD and Vectorworks Architect, along with PC-only ALLPLAN, some of the world’s leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) CAD applications. In very in-depth review delves not just into the benefits and features of C4D AE 11 but discusses how it works in general, including details of integration with two leading architectural BIM apps for Mac-based architects.