XMD, the enhancement suite for ZBrush is moving so far forward Thanos couldn't even snap this away.  Some Background: XMD is the brainchild of 3D Environment & VFX Artist, Michael Dunnam. The CG Industry is growing at a substantially fast pace and Zbrush is at the forefront of the movement. Pixologic’s customers are growing at a tremendous rate, the annual Zbrush Summit has people traveling from all around the world to the event and viewers Live Streaming from around the globe.  Michael Dunnam has been an active member in the Zbrush community listening to what the artist wanted and needed. Having used ZBrush since 2005, Michael began to experiment with creating custom brushes in 2012. Being one of the first to create and give away custom brushes, Michael needed a way to stand out. Since ZBrush uses the first letter of the brush name as a hotkey, X seemed like a logical choice....

If the release of Artillery's Sidewinder X1 is any measure, the announcement (teaser really!) of a smaller format version should have people ready to pounce on this one. Tracy Wang gave us some shots of the little beastie this morning. All thats been said so far is "220x220x250" and looking at the photos it appears all of the rock-god goodness for design we saw with the Sidewinder X1 is just being packaged smaller. This size and possible price point should probably have the other similar printers in that range a bit worried, especially if the ease of assembly and out of the box experience is the same as it's larger sibling. Take a look at these:     As soon as we have more updated information, you bet we will be on it. Enjoy!   

The new Cura release is out, and we like it! I'll start off with a quick video by Chuck (CHEP for those familiar with his youtube channel) that outlines some of the basic changes, and then on to the actual release notes.  Ultimaker Cura 4.0 - March 19, 2019 New features Updated user interface. Updated user interface. Ultimaker Cura is a very powerful tool with many features to support users’ needs. In the new UI, we present these features in a better, more intuitive way based on the workflow of our users. The Marketplace and user account control have been integrated into the main interface to easily access material profiles and plugins. Three stages are shown in the header to give a clear guidance of the flow. The stage menu is populated with collapsible panels that allow users to focus on the 3D view when needed, while still showing important information at the...