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Trimble ships SketchUp 2013

Jim Thacker — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26:22 +0000

New branding, new library of pattern fills, new online Extension Warehouse - but too much else.

Jim Thacker — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:34 +0000

Our pick of the best CG research covers hair capture, smoke sims - and even fixes for bad handwriting.

Jim Thacker — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:51 +0000

As Microsoft unveils its rival to the PlayStation 4 and Wii U, we round up the key info for games artists.

Jim Thacker — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:49 +0000

Real-time raytracing plugin gets option to batch-render animations. Can be set to mimic the look of mental ray, too.

Jim Thacker — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:53 +0000

See The Mill's painstaking muscle and skin simulation work on its new ad for animal rights charity PETA.

Jim Thacker — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:33 +0000

Pricing for the game engine's mobile add-ons cut from $400 to nothing if you're an indie developer.

Jim Thacker — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:50:34 +0000

At nearly five minutes, the gorgeous first teaser for the Batman prequel is virtually a short in its own right.

Jim Thacker — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:25:08 +0000

Fund FXhome's Kickstarter campaign to bring its low-cost FX tool to Mac and save $150 on the Windows edition.

Jim Thacker — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:44 +0000

Free figure-posing and animation tool gets OpenSubdiv and Ptex support, new subsurface shader.

Jim Thacker — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:10 +0000

Try this major update to the renderer while it's in open beta and use $800 of software free for three months.