CDS v11.1.4 is now availalbe to download. It now has support for the following systems:
- Autodesk 3ds Max 2012/3ds Max Design 2012
- Autodesk Maya 2012
- Autodesk Softimage 2012
- Japanese Windows 7

The new version can be downloaded and installed from the Craft Director Studio download page.

Souce and original article: craftanimations.com

Orbaz released they free tools for Particle Flow for 3DsMax 2012. These tools called also freebies are available to all users for free download. A short description about the free tools you can read next in the article. If you want to know more go and visit Orbaz website located at the bottom of this article. The tool set includes:

Camera Culling Operator

Camera Culling can reduce the geometry load in the viewports and/or at render time by filtering out all particles not visible to the camera...

Di-O-Matic released a new version of thier facial capture software called Maskarad v.1.1. Maskarad is a automatic markerless facial performance capture software for Windows. If you are creating games or producing a movie, this software lets you eaisily create expressive, realistic facial animations from video. Maskarad autotmaticly converts the detials of the actor to animation data and this can be used in your favorite 3D program, like 3DsMax, Lightwave, Maya, Softimage and MotionBuilder.

LightStorm 3D recently annouced new deformation tools for Maya called - L3Deformer. This new tool set includes: L3Deformer Collision Deformer, L3Deformer Texture Deformer, L3Deformer Curve Deformer and L3Deformer Surface Deformer. This new tools brings new options and possibilities in Maya and allows the users to do something which they couldn’t before. All tools are available for Maya 2011 and Maya 2012 on windows platform. The release date is 30.05.2011.