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Blender Geometry node parametric building

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Alexey Yakovlev has created what he describes as a post-USSR style building generator on Blender’s geometry nodes system. More on [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3y66dPm

Renderman 24 released

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Pixar has announced the release of Renderman 24 introducing a new rendering architecture called RenderMan XPU. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2UTeKHb

3DCoatTextura announced

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Pilgway has announced that the 3DCoat 2021 update expected on July 12 will also mark the release of a new [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2UIhbvZ

Important Looking Pirates’ The Stand VFX breakdown

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Important Looking Pirates has published a breakdown for its work on The Stand. Watch it on Vimeo.  Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3h45gl3

V-Ray 5 Update 1 released for Cinema 4D

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Chaos has announced the release of V-Ray 5 Update 1 for Cinema 4D. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3AdBwti

3ds Max Viewport rotation macros

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Polyhertz has released a number of macros that replicate the view switching features of the 3DS Max viewcube that can [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3A6ngTr

RedefineFX release 18 V-Ray 5 tutorials

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RedefineFX has released a series of 18 free V-Ray 5 tutorials. Watch them on YouTube.  Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3jqh2aS

Unity acquires Pixyz software

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Unity Technologies has announced the acquisition of Pixyz Software, creators of tools for 3D data preparation and optimisation, especially for [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3wVJWnm

Instant Terra gets Unreal Engine plugin

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Wysilab has announced a new plugin that allows the user to import terrains created with Intant Terra in Unreal Engine.  [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3deaw2Z

NVIDIAs GauGan becomes free desktop app called Canvas

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NVIDIA’s GauGan software which is able to turn simple paintings turned into more accomplished artwork is now available as a [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3h2jZf3

Impressive Alternate Realities competition results

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Youtuber pwnisher has published a video edit of the best 100 best entries to his Alternate Realities CG competition, chosen [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gPj3f0

Sketchbook leaves Autodesk to continue development under a new independent company

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Thomas Heermann – the Vice President of Automotive, Concept Design, and XR at Autodesk –  has announced on Linkedin that [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/362htAx

tyFlow CUDA Cloth Crash Course

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RedefineFX has released a free 11 part course exploring how to simulate cloth with tyFlow. Find out more on the [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3vKXz7m

Creating an ArchViz Scene: AutoCad to 3ds Max Workflow

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Autodesk has released an 8 part course explaining how to visualise a 2D Autocad model using 3ds Max. Topics include [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gQYg9C

Adobe rebrands Substance and adds two new tools

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Adobe has announced an overhaul of its Substance suite of tools, aligning the branding and subscription offering with the rest [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/35NX1Tz

Enve open source 2D animation software

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Maurycy Liebner has announced the release of Enve, a new open-source 2D animation software for Linux and Windows. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/35FJwFx

G Scatter – Free Scattering tool for Blender 2.93+

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Graswald has announced G Scatter a new free scattering add-on that builds on top of the new Geometry Nodes of [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3qm2LNV

Latest Jobs on CGPress – 17 June 2021

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There’s a new post on our jobs board. Tasmania-based Adam Walker Film are looking for a Junior Digital Technical Creator.  We [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3iM9EGC

V-Ray 5.1n released for Maya and Houdini

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Chaos has announced the release of V-Ray 5.1 for Maya and Houdini which includes initial USD support in Maya and [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gHkxqC

Chaos Vantage 1.4 released

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Chaos has announced the release of Chaos Vantage 1.4 with support for V-Ray MultiSubTex maps, support for CGSource’s MultiTexture map, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3wFIepN

UE5’s new world building features

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Epic Games has published a recording of a two-hour presentation that explores Unreal Engine 5’s new world-building features. Watch it [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gATRc4

Kickstarter: Neil Blevins’ “Megastructures: The Visual Encyclopaedia”

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3DS Max artist Neil Blevins announces new Kickstarter campaign for his second book, “Megastructures: The Visual Encyclopedia“. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gI3W5Y

Weta partners with Autodesk to announce WetaM cloud tools

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Weta Digital has announced a partnership with Autodesk to release WetaM, a suite of Weta Digital’s proprietary VFX tools provided [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3xzo9S2

Autodesk reveals Max 2022 Update 1 features

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Autodesk has updated its online documentation to reveal some of the features of 3ds Max 2022 Update 1. As always, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3zzH9lA

U-Render 2021.6 released with improved DOF

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U-Render 2021.6 is available now introduces a much-improved Depth of Field, Cinema 4D S24 DirectX Viewport Integration, 3 new additional [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3vrDu5U

3DF Zephyr 6.0 released

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3Dflow has announced the release of 3DF Zephyr 6.0, including significant implementations on its 3D reconstruction algorithms as well as [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gwGMAN

SynthEyes 2106 released

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Andersson Technologies has announced the release of SynthEyes 2106, the latest version of its 3-D tracking and match-moving application. The [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3xpv2ph

El Ranchito’s The Neighbor VFX breakdown

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El Ranchito has published a breakdown of its work for the Netflix show The Neighbor. Watch it on Vimeo.  Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3pRXX2r

Epic publishes UE5 educators guide

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Epic Games has published a guide to Unreal Engine 5 for educators. Download it from the Unreal Engine blog.  Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gz0R8g

Autodesk renames Shotgun to Shotgrid and unveils new licensing

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Autodesk has announced that from June 7, 2021 Shotgun will be rename Shotgrid and new licensing will be implemented. The [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gvL5L9

Khronos Group certification seeks to standardise 3D model viewers

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Khronos Group has launched a new certification program that aims to ensure the accurate display of 3D assets using online [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gqf5YM

Latest Jobs on CGPress – 10 June 2021

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There are a few exciting new opportunities on CGPress’ jobs board. Australia-based Unsigned Studios are looking for a Mid/Junior 3D [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3it2B5v

Howler 2022 released

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Daniel Ritchie has released the latest version of Howler, his natural media painting, video, animation, 3D, and visual effects tool. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3zjElIU

Unsigned Studio’s 2021 reel

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Unsigned Studio has released its 2021 showreel. Watch it on Vimeo.  Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gseYfm

Scene lighting in 3ds Max using Gradient Ramps and focused lights

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Jeff Patton has released a tutorial demonstrating how he lights scenes using Gradient Ramps for the environment light and focused [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3v6rMgJ

UnChamfer Pro for 3ds Max

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PolyHertz has release UnChamfer Pro, a new script that allows the user to remove or scale mesh chamfers. The tool [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2TgKLYF

UPVC Window Generator v2.0

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ArchvizTools has updated its UPVC window generator script for 3ds Max with several new styles. The script costs $25. Find [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3cssApM

Unity AR Companion app to gain object capture tools

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Unity Technologies has announced that its Unity AR companion app for iOS will soon be getting object capture tools that [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3pC5pyB

Rendering VDB clouds with Corona

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State of Art Academy has released a new tutorial that explores how to render VDB clouds using Corona Renderer. Read [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3v263GR

Inside the VFX of Army of the Dead’s Zombie Las Vegas

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Netflix has posted a featurette about the VFX on Army of the Dead, including an interesting section about how the [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/34Xt7f9

ArcGIS CityEngine 2021.0 released

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Esri has announced a new version of ArcGIS CityEngine, its procedural city creation tool. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2RC3LRa

Keyshot 10.2 released

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Luxion has announced the release of Keyshot 10.2. New features include improved caustics, a revamped materials library, a new touch-friendly [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2TcJRwh

Kinetix service converts video to animation

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Kinetix has announced a beta of its cloud service that generates a 3D animated character from a single video source. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3pCBUg7

3ds Meetup June 2021 – education and recruitment in CG

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A recording of June’s 3ds Meetup TV instalment is now available to watch on YouTube. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2TIAhlr

Real-time with Chaos Vantage webinar

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Chaos Group has published a webinar recording that explores the latest features of Chaos Vantage using a real-world example by [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2RZSNoU

Understanding how UE5’s Nanite actually works

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Graphics Programmer Code Corsair has published an interesting post in which he attempts to understand how UE5’s Nanite technology works [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3uYWR5X

Blender 2.93 LTS released

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The Blender Foundation has announced the release of Blender 2.93 LTS, the latest version in its Long Term Support initiative. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/354lJyA

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution coming soon to GPUOpen

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AMD has announced that FidelityFX Super Resolution (often abbreviated to FSR) will be available on 22 June 2021. FSR is [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3zdQM96

AXYZ Design announces new all-you-can-eat subscription

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AXYZ design has announced the launch of Anima All, a new subscription service that will give users access to its [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3fZkcPI

Chaos Cosmos add over 100 new assets

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Chaos Group has announced that the library bundled with V-Ray has gained over 100 new assets. In addition to many [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3fHxT6Z

Rigging and Skinning with CAT in 3ds Max

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Miloš Černý has released a free 7 part tutorial series that explains the entire process of rigging using CAT in [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2RRYipz

Converting UE4 scenes to UE5

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Ryan Kingslien and  Vertex School has released a tutorial explaining how to convert UE4 scenes to UE5. Watch it on [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3p6Pw37