Evermotion released a collection of parallax maps. Using OSL, they released Archmaterials 4, containing 90 maps of 45 interiors, that you can apply on a flat surface, and using your camera will create a parallax effect. Related to OSL, you could use with this evermotion maps the same techniques I […]

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Siggraph 2022 its approaching. This year its hybrid, being presential, but also online. As ever year Autodesk is having his “Autodesk Vision series” where they invite important industry artists from different sectors to talk about some of their projects and the vision to what will come. You can already register […]

Texture supply created this very short, but very informative tutorial. Showcase how to create custom slider controllers, and to wire to different animations in your scene like doors or dishwasher, with more complicated animations in a very easy way using “Reaction Manager”. Reaction manager is a very powerful tool in […]

3ds Max changed a lot during last years, but the perception for some people is that its exactly the same, with maybe more bugs??? The reality is that UI related its true that maybe max looks very similar than 10 years ago, maybe didn’t had a huge amount of crazy […]

Vray 6 has been oficially released, we covered before on 3dsmax news that was on an open beta, no extra news other than a lot of bug fixes from the beta version.  Chaos has been working on a new Scatter tool, with build in presets to efficiently distribute thousands of […]

Jiri Wolf shared for free this handy script to place easily decals on any object with simple clicks. It uses underthehood tyflow tyconform. (it works with tyflow free). Pretty handy if you need a lot of decals based on geometry! You can see the original post, with the video how […]

Aq Mesher is the newer plugin for 3dsmax adding liquid simulation capabilities in a nodal UI, with GPU acceleration (via CUDA). Here the changelog for this new version: ver 2.8need to install Nvidia CUDA Toolkit 11.4.1– add support 3dsmax 2023– add many new simulation nodes for PIC/FLIP simulation– add use […]

Sitni Saty posted on facebook a sneak Peek of whats coming to FumeFX 6. Has been not many news for a while after FumeFX 5, but looks like the image suggest this new version will be a major update introducing a nodal workflow for the popular Smoke/Fire solver in 3dsmax. […]

The most complete particle system in 3dsmax receive a new update with a lot of new features. thinkingParticles 7.1 comes with a new MPM solver called “hyperelasticity” that creates very elastic objects as you can see on the video presentation: With this tP has 7 different MPM solvers. But there […]

Bayan Al Safadi created this nice mechanical escalator that is totally parametric using MCG in 3dsmax. You can download a free version, or you can check the Pro version with even more options. Supported with 3dsmax 2016 – 2023 installation : to install run 3dsmax in the menu go to […]

Spline caster is a Plugin by Joker Martini to create in a fast way a spline projected on the geometry of any geometry, cost 4$ Two – Click Spline Placement – Quickly create splines between a start and end point with just two clicks. Additionally tune the curviness of the splines […]

Norberto Aguilera shared this cool animation, and also the script he is using for free to create this secondary motion.

Chaos groups are releasing a very detailed and elaborate tutorials covering phoenix. So far the first one is available, covering the basics.

3ds Max 2023 presented the first update, Update1. Lots of performance improvements and some new ways to interact with max. Spline receive a “smart extrude” treatment. shift+drag to extrude any vertex or segment. Morph modifier has been updated, now its orders of magnitude faster. The same for skin modifier, way […]