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New DVD Release! Maya Scripting - An Introduction and Application

Submitted by Eat 3D on November 9, 2012 - 3:30pm

More Info: http://eat3d.com/maya_scripting

Maya To UDK - Animation Pipeline - Part 3

Submitted by Eat 3D on October 11, 2012 - 8:57am

Watch it now here: http://eat3d.com/free/maya_udk_3

In this final part of this three part demonstration, Matthew Tardiff continues his the Maya to UDK pipeline overview.

He demonstrates how to hook up up the animations within UDK via the AnimTree editor and shows the final result in a basic level.

Maya To UDK - Animation Pipeline - Part 2

Submitted by Eat 3D on September 26, 2012 - 8:53am

Watch it free here: http://eat3d.com/maya_udk_2

In this second part of this three part demonstration, Matthew Tardiff continues his the Maya to UDK pipeline overview.

He shows the techniques needed to create a character package within UDK using the assets from the first part of the tutorial, including importing all the assets and animations and setting up the animations within UDKs AnimSet editor.

Maya To UDK - Animation Pipeline - Part 1

Submitted by Eat 3D on September 19, 2012 - 8:53am

In this first part of this three part demonstration, Matthew Tardiff goes over the Maya to UDK pipeline.

He shows the techniques needed to efficiently export a fully rigged and animated character from Maya to UDK via the FBX format.

Wayne Robson's MudWalker X And ReDucto To Be Released For Free!

Submitted by metalliandy on May 8, 2012 - 10:33am

Wayne Robson is to release the much talked about MudWalker X And ReDucto for free later this week!

The decimation tool and suite of plugins will include such features as Vodel grid based polygon reduction, Intelligent hole filling, Vertex level Ambient Occlusion and Normal map baking and Customisable interface configurations!

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Diamant Modeling Tools Alpha 1.0 For Maya Released!

Submitted by metalliandy on February 16, 2012 - 12:54pm

Rich Diamant has released Diamant Modeling Tools Alpha 1.0 for Maya!

The toolset includes Custom Selection Brushes for UV Edge and Ancor Marking, Automatic UV Mapping, Custom UV Editor with color distortion, Maya UV Editing Tools, Custom Retopology Tools, Mesh sliding and more!

BulletStorm: Game Production Focus

Submitted by metalliandy on January 18, 2012 - 11:17am

CGSociety have published a fantastic production focus of Epic's stunning BulletStorm

The article goes over the techniques used during production and highlights People Can Fly's vision for the revolutionary FPS:D

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Shader Production - Now With 3ds Max CGFX Shaders Included!

Submitted by Eat 3D on October 13, 2011 - 12:41pm

Ryan Turney has kindly ported over the CGFX shader files featured within Shader Production - Writing Custom Shaders with CGFX, over to 3ds Max!

Demon Throne: By Jason Lavoie

Submitted by ceribral on August 12, 2011 - 3:58pm

Jason Lavoie over at Polycount has made a great UDK environment of an interesting and exciting Demon Throne! Not only has he created it, but he also graciously deconstructs and explains some of the techniques and tools he used to create this piece in a 9-part tutorial series.

Splash Damage GDC Presentation: Punching Above Your Weight: Small Art Teams, Big Games.

Submitted by metalliandy on August 4, 2011 - 8:48am

Splash Damage have published the amazing presentation that was made for this years GDC in San Francisco.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Normal Maps * But Were Afraid To Ask

Submitted by metalliandy on July 28, 2011 - 10:03am

Autodesk have published a great article on normal maps, along with a very detailed white paper explaining the intricacies of baking and normal maps in general

Baking Ambient Occlusion In Maya 2011

Submitted by metalliandy on July 25, 2011 - 8:42am

Josh Robinson has created a fantastic tutorial on baking ambient occlusion in maya 2011 at 3dTotal

In the tutorial Josh shows how to bake ambient occlusion in its own UV space.

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Cebas Releases Thinking Particles 4.0 Trial

Submitted by ceribral on July 6, 2011 - 4:09pm

3Point Studios BRINK Art Showcase Updated!

Submitted by metalliandy on June 21, 2011 - 8:43am

3Point Studios have repeatedly updated their thread over at Polycount which calls for another news post!

Autodesk at NAB 2011

Submitted by ceribral on June 15, 2011 - 2:53pm

You gotta see this!

http://area.autodesk.com/nab2011/index#press

L3Deformer - Collision Deformer For Maya - Part 2!

Submitted by metalliandy on May 27, 2011 - 1:44pm

Lightstorm3d have posted details about L3Deformer: a set of new deformers for Maya that are set for release in 2 days from today.

The videos posted show the final 2 of the 4 deformers and they look great!

Smart Textures

Submitted by ceribral on May 26, 2011 - 1:36pm

Each Substance Texture gives you full control over its look and resolution to generate infinite variations of complete materials in real-time

For more information, head over to: http://www.allegorithmic.com/substances to see this, and many other amazing substances!

L3Deformer - Collision Deformer For Maya

Submitted by metalliandy on May 16, 2011 - 9:23am

Lightstorm3d have posted details about L3Deformer: a set of new deformers for Maya that are set for release at the end of May.

The videos posted show 2 of the 4 deformers and they look fantastic!

Autodesk Max 2012 Released With Trials Available

Submitted by metalliandy on April 8, 2011 - 5:49pm

Autodesk have released Max 2012, which is available to download over at the Autodesk Subscription Center!

They have also released 30 day trials of Max, Maya and Mudbox, so go get your hands dirty!

finalRender 2 For Maya SP1 And New Pricing Render Farm License Bundles

Submitted by metalliandy on April 5, 2011 - 2:43pm

Based on input from cebas users and resellers, cebas has introduced a new pricing scheme for its leading finalRender™ for Maya 3D visualization software.

The following prices apply, effective immediately: