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3D animation. Reinvented. Disruptive & Intuitive. Akeytsu disrupts the status-quo with its simplicity, velocity and ergonomics. With its focus on the artist's needs, Akeytsu does away with the dated and complex technical constraints of the traditional 3D animation toolset. Designed by animators, it offers a brand new approach to skinning, rigging and animation. Built from meticulous feedback and testing, the UI design and intuitive and accessible features meet every artist's expectations.

Allegorithmic has released Substance Designer 2018.2.1-1495, is the Ultimate 3D Material Authoring and Scan Processing Tool. It has become the standard in the entertainment industry for PBR material authoring.

3D-Coat - a convenient and useful program for texture and detail of 3D-objects, designed specifically for 3D-artists and designers, but is initially focused on computer games developers. The program combines layers of texture and detail in one simple and intuitive interface. There is full support and compatibility of such packages as the Light Wave 3D, Modo format *. lwo, Maya, 3ds Max, Carrara format *. fbx and *. obj. 3D-Coat supports 3D SpaceNavigator of 3DCONNEXION for more intuitive navigation. The program can work in a strong bond with Adobe Photoshop and other 2D editor, working with PSD files. Performance program has increased significantly through the use of normal maps.

Act-3D has launched Lumion 9.0.2, is the world’s fastest 3D rendering software for architects. This is a maintenance release which includes a number of error fixes.

Chaos Group launches V-Ray Next, Update 1 (build 4.10.01) for Revit, building scene intelligence, asset management and simple workflows deep into the design process. Architects can now be more creative in their favorite tool, using dozens of new features and improvements to produce photorealistic imagery faster than ever before.

Solid Angle has released version 2.0.2.4 of Arnold for Maya (or MtoA). This plug-ins provides a bridge to the Arnold renderer from within Maya's standard interface. MtoA is now shipping with the Arnold 5.0.1.5 core.

Swift 3D continues to be the premier 3D tool for rich media designers. It's the only 3D software to directly integrate with Adobe Flash® through the Swift 3D File Importer and SmartLayer Technology, and produces unrivaled vector rendering quality and output style options. Swift 3D's toolset and interface allow anyone to quickly create 3D content, while providing a full set of advanced tools to grow into. And with new Papervision3D export, Swift 3D introduces a whole new realm of true 3D possibilities in Flash. Swift 3D is a powerful, easy-to-use 3D solution that delivers high-quality results for an unbeatable price.

Solid Angle has released version 2.0.2 of Arnold for Maya (or MtoA). This plug-ins provides a bridge to the Arnold renderer from within Maya's standard interface. MtoA is now shipping with the Arnold 5.0.1.2 core.

Solid Angle has released version 3.1.2 of Arnold for Maya (or MtoA). This plug-ins provides a bridge to the Arnold renderer from within Maya's standard interface. MtoA is now shipping with the Arnold 5.2.2.0 core.

The Chaos Group team is pleased to announce the availability of V-Ray Next 4.20.01 for Autodesk 3ds Max. The long-awaited major update to its production renderer, following five months in public beta. New ‘Scene Intelligence’ features, new V-Ray GPU rendering architecture, overall speed boosts.