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3D World #156 is out

modelingNew issue of 3D World magazine is coming out. This issue discover how to create stunning scenes with in-depth tutorial. Moreover you can find out how three Soho-based studios employed new techniques and state-of-the-art technology to create fierce creatures, animated environments and a fiery monster for Wrath of the Titans.

Andy Ward shows you how to automate the movement of a character’s clothing in this in-depth rigging tutorial for Maya. With this issue we can also develop and improve your skills in the key areas involved in animating for games by following Antony Ward’s tips and tricks. In tutorial from Digital-Tutors you can learn to create a realistic outdoor render using 3ds Max and mental ray.

Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available

adobeAdobe Systems Incorporated announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Creative Cloud™, a radical new way of providing tools and services for creatives. A subscription-based offering, Adobe Creative Cloud is a hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work and it is centered around a powerful release of Adobe Creative Suite® 6 software, packed with innovation across its industry-defining design, Web, video and digital imaging tools. The CS6 product line includes new releases of Photoshop®, InDesign®, Illustrator®, Dreamweaver®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, After Effects®, Flash® Professional and other products.

V-Ray 2.0 update for 3ds Max 2013 is available

vrayChaos Group has released V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max 2013, which includes some new features and improvements. The latest version of V-Ray now supports 3ds Max 2013 and Ornatrix 2.0. There’s also support for motion blur (transformation and deformation) with V-Ray RT and V-Ray RT GPU. In this update we can find an optimised interactive rendering using the NVIDIA CUDA architecture in addition to OpenCL, and a new “Matte for reflection/refraction” option to the VRayWrapperMtl material and the V-Ray object settings.

RealFlow 2013 is comming

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Next Limit has officially announced RealFlow 2013, its industry-standard fluid simulator. New features include Hybrido 2 - New base solver for incredible detail and it allows to handled quickly a new Splash and Foam emitters. RealFlow 2013 also brings RealFlow Graph - new, visual node-based method to set up links between scene elements. With this feature you can create RealFlow Simulation Graphs wherever and whenever during the simulation so you can create/modify/extract data from scene elements.

modo 601 service pack released

modoLuxology released first service pack for 3d modeling software modo. This SP is focused on fixing bugs but it brings also some improvements and some enhancements. Probably the most significant change is that modo 601 ads support for 3Dconnexion input devices. modo 601 now also offers certified support for the full range of 3Dconnexion’s 3D mice. 3Dconnexion input devices are already compatible with 3ds Max, Maya, Blender and Cinema 4D, as well as Photoshop and a range of CAD packages.