ScreenSaverMax v1.1 Professional and Standard are now available for 3d Studio Max 4, 5 & 6.   [ more... ]

Written by Jon A. Bell (author of the “3D Studio MAX f/x and Design” books), “3ds max 6 Killer Tips” features 275 different tips on varied aspects of 3ds max 6 from modeling to animation, lighting, rendering (including over a dozen Mental Ray tips), the Reactor plugin, Particle Flow, UI customization, etc. Read on for more.   [ more... ]

John Burnett has released a new material plugin for max 5 and 6 called WarpTexture. With it you can distort one texture using another texture. Each RGB component of the warp texture will distort the corresponding UVW/XYZ value of the Target texture (ie. the warp red will push the Target texture along U/X). You can get it here.

MultiCar is a new plug-in for 3ds Max and Autodesk VIZ that allows you to easily create and customize cars with a few simple clicks.   [ more... ]

Developers at RebelThink have posted sample images created with a beta version of their upcoming Natural:shaders plugin (a few of the images will be familiar to past visitors of the site). Check 'em out!

El Portal del 3D y la Animación reviews BodyPaint 3D R2: "... Working with BodyPaint 3D is a wonderful experience." (Spanish)

Germany-based company Sachform has released volume 3 of their HDRIbase collection of High Dynamic Range Images, as well as a new HDR imagery viewing tool called HDRview.

Two new free tools by nPower Software. Power Booleans viewer allows users to render and view models created using Power Booleans. Power Solids viewer provides viewing of Power Solids, Power Translators, and Power RhinoToMax models. Read the whole PR for more.

New build of SME (Schematic Material Editor) for Max 6 posted at the SME forum. Lots of bug fixes and refinements. Check it out!

Boomer Labs has released a useful new freeware plugin called Noise Loop. Basically the name says it all, it is an animation controller that provides loopable noise. It is available for 3ds max 4, 5 and 6.

CGArchitect reviews Xfrog 3.5 and Xfrog Plant Libraries: "... I would rank Xfrog as one of the best [3D plant modeling] programs ..."

3D Awards would like to remind all that entries for the 2nd Annual International 3D Awards will close on midnight, 29 February 2004. Instructions and guidelines for submitting to the 3D Awards can be found at www.3dawards.org.   [ more... ]

CGChannel reviews Combustion 3: "Discreet has really hit the mark ..."

The Glu3D Fluids Simulator has been released at a promotional lowered price of $295. Glu3D is available for 3ds max and Maya (Windows and Linux) as an integrated solution for fluid simulation with an intuitive interface and customer support. Check 3daliens.com for more info and fully functional demo versions.

Treddi.com, the Italian portal for 3D users is back online, with a new and faster server.