Luxology reviewed the new Service Pack4 for Modo 501. Modo is a revolutionary 3D modeling, painting and rendering software compatible with bot PC and MAC. And now, Modo 501 is not only that but also it integrates 3D sculpting tools, animation and network rendering in one package. We can say this software is a complete package for 3D modeling from all aspects to speed your workflow. 

FurryBall is unique real-time GPU renderer in production quality implemented directly into Maya. You can see your render in real-time hairs, Maya Fluids, with bumpmaps, textures, soft shadows, reflections and refractions, ambient occlusion and colour bleeding, depth of field and many other features directly in Maya viewport. 

Programmers in Evermotion are still improving their NOX renderer. In two weeks is this already second update. This release improves blender script, e.g. fixes concerning export failure, added deleting texture, added render button. This update also includes these changes: nox logo turning off and merge scene function. 

Autodesk announces release of Mudbox 2012 Service Pack 3, which is possible to download on Autodesk web page. It includes all improvements from others service packs released before and some additional. It addresses quality issues when re-importing PSD files into Mudbox and also in release notes you can find best practises when exporting to PSD and reimporting.