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On The Web > Bullet Physics in 3DS Max – new videos

As earlier reported, Dutch artist Martijn van Herk is working on integrating the Bullet Physics library into 3DS Max. New videos have been posted: 10,000 boxes-SoftBody Bunnies-Particle Flow-Triggers.

Add Comment | Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis

Interviews > Chaos Group talks to Ixor VFX

Chaos Group has just published an interview they did with Greek studio Ixor VFX, and how they use V-Ray in their pipeline. Full article can be read at Chaos Group. (Disclaimer: expect content aimed at highlighting V-Ray’s capabilities)

Add Comment | Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 - by Joel LeLievre

On The Web > Charlex’s demo reel 2012

New York-based Charlex studio has posted online its latest reel. Watch it on Vimeo.

Add Comment | Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis

Training & DVDs > Wayne Robson’s Mudbox training DVDs go free

UK artist Wayne Robson is making his entire range of Mudbox training DVDs available for free. More at Wayne Robson’s site.

Add Comment | Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis

Tools > Naiad Buddy for Max

Exotic Matter announced their upcoming Naiad Buddy for Max, a collection of plugins, Naiad user ops, and command-line tools designed to allow particles and meshes to be imported/exported between Exotic Matter’s fluid dynamics software and Max. Naiad Buddy for Max is currently in alpha, more information at Github.

Comments (1) | Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis | source: Exotic Matter

Tools > Meshmixer 07 update 2

New features in Autodesk’s modeling tool for combining parts from different 3D models include: [more...]

Add Comment | Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis

Tutorials > ThinkingParticles Collision Map

CGCookie posted a tutorial showing the features of the collision map node in ThinkingParticles. 3DS Max artist Alessandro Cangelosi shows you how to use this feature to generate secondary particle effects on your dynamic simulations. The tutorial can be seen at CGCookie.

Add Comment | Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 - by Joel LeLievre

Tools > The Foundry’s Hiero enters open beta

Hiero, the latest software from The Foundry, has entered open beta and they are inviting anyone who would like to try it out, to go to their website and download it. Hiero is a VFX project management, conform and review application. It’s due for release in February 2012 and will cost £3150 / $5,000 / €3800 (all prices quoted are nodelocked and include one year of maintenance). You can read more about Hiero, and download the beta from The Foundry’s website. (Note: currently beta is only available for Mac64 & Linux64; expect a Windows64 release soon)

Add Comment | Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 - by Joel LeLievre

Interviews > FumeFX and Luma Pictures on Thor

Sitni Sati has published an interview with Santa Monica based Luma Pictures and the work they did using FumeFX on the feature film Thor. The full interview can be read over at the Afterworks site. (Disclaimer: expect questions aimed at highlighting FumeFX’s capabilities)

Add Comment | Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 - by Joel LeLievre

Articles > Rune Spaans on the VFX of The Troll Hunter and The Troll Hunter Strikes Back

It’s a pleasure to present our readers with our latest MU feature. Talented Norwegian artist Rune Spaans shares a detailed account of how he used 3DS Max to create the photoreal characters for The Troll Hunter hit movie, as well as the Star Wars-inspired prequel, The Troll Hunter Strikes Back. Enjoy! Read the article.

Add Comment | Posted Tue Jan 17, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis

Renderer News > Atrium Designer 2012 Service Pack 4 is out, promotional price announced

New features in Lumatix’s interactive preview renderer include: [more...]

Add Comment | Posted Tue Jan 17, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis

On The Web > Electroshock short film

A fun essay on slow motion, motivation, love, and one of its possible outcomes. The ambitious animated short was produced at French school ESMA by Hugo Jackson, Pascal Chandelier, Valentin Michel, Bastien Mortelecque and Elliot Maren. Watch it on Vimeo. (Note: not created with Max)

Add Comment | Posted Tue Jan 17, 2012 - by Pablo Hadis

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