Autodesk release new 3d applications, that is possible to download. There are 123D Catch and 123D Make. 123D Catch is free beta software, which allows you to turn photos into 3D models. Powerful photo stitching technology is generating high-quality 3D models from photos made with any standard digital point-and-shoot camera. 123D Catch is available for Windows. Autodesk 123D Make Technology Preview turns 3D model into a pattern of flat parts that can be cut and assembled into an artful creation. 

Developer Hippolyte Mounier has released PhotoSculpt Textures Version 2 last week. This software is used for generating seamlessly tiled 3D textures from photographic images. Created photorealistic 3D objects or 3D textures are made from two photos. The software is capable of generating a full range of texture maps, including diffuse, bump, displacement, normal, ambient occlusion and Z-depth, at a high level of detail. This new release is fully multithreaded and contains 20 new command line options (interfacing with Photoshop, 3DS Max …) Version 2 also allows about twice faster sculpting.

e-on software has announced availability of the tenth generation of its Vue line of products, Infinite and xStream including the new features of its Vue 10 product line-up. Vue 10 xStream is designed to assist artists create digital environments for use within 3ds Max, Maya, and Softimage, Maxon Cinema 4D or Newtek LightWave. Vue 10 Infinite makes those same environments possible through a stand-alone package. If you are under maintenance and downloaded the Vue 10 Pre Release, you should download the Final Release from your customer account page.

Pixologic offers 2 hours of their tutorial called Introduction to ZBrush 4R2, where Ryan Kingslien (he has taught at EA, Ubisoft, ILM and Sony Picture Imageworks) guides you through the all new features of ZBrush 4R2. This session which is focused on making zombie takes more than 32 hours including over 18 hours of new content covering features like DynaMesh, LightCaps, the Slice brush and CurveTubes.  So you can step by step follow Ryan Kingslien through all the things you need to know about Zbrush.