e-on software, leader in 3D Digital Nature Technologies, announced the immediate availability of LumenRT 3 Review. LumenRT 3 is a software tool used for converting architectural designs into real-time environments using real-time visualizations with life and nature possibilities. e-on software to this occasion released also an optional pack of high-quality, pre-optimized content including animated trees, animals, characters, vehicles, buildings, and backgrounds that extend the new Digital Life and Nature capabilities of LumenRT 3. The company focused on three main points by this release Immersive Media, Digital Life and Nature and No CG Skills Required. By the first point the client becomes a part of the visualization itself interacting with models and scene elements and together with features such as accurate natural lighting, real-time reflections and soft shadows the designs are brought to life with high realism.

The Foundry release new update of MARI. MARI is a production proven 3D digital paint tool, designed from the ground up to let you spend more time being creative and less time managing technical issues. Not only is MARI capable of handling super high-resolution textures and millions of polygons, it is open, scriptable and interacts well with other VFX tools and Photoshop, letting you work the way you want to. MARI 1.5 brings a host of feature additions and improvements all designed to take the pain out of the artistic process, letting you spend more time painting.

MAXON unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 14, (R14) a milestone release of the industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. R14 includes a new, fully integrated sculpting system, camera matching functionality, exchange plugins to two key applications, namely The Foundry NUKE and Adobe Photoshop Extended and integration with After Effects as well.  Features will benefit Motion graphics/VFX artists and visualization designers.

Pixologic released a new update of their digital sculpting and painting program ZBrush 4R4. ZBrush revolutionized the 3D industry with its powerful features and intuitive workflows giving the artist all the tools needed to quickly sketch out a 2D or 3D concept and then take that idea all the way to completion. The new and free update ZBrush 4R4 gives the artist even more freedom and more design possibilities than ever before. The update adds over 30 new features including; Insert Multi Mesh Brushes (IMM), Tri Part Multi Mesh Brushes (Tri IMM), QRemesher Alpha, Topology Brush, ZBrush additions such as new brushes, tools and geometry and more. Between the new features belongs also raised undo history. Now ZBrush stores up to 10,000 levels of undo history without impacting your computer's memory needs.