Thursday, November 7th, 2024Posted by Jim ThackerFoundry discontinues Modohtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Foundry has discontinued Modo, its veteran 3D modelling, rendering and animation software.A short note on LinkedIn reads: After two decades of 3D workflow innovation, we have made the difficult decision to wind down development of Modo.We want to express our deepest gratitude for your loyalty and support. The passion and engagement of the Modo community has been inspiring, [and] we thank you for being part of this journey.According to Foundry, the decision will enable it to focus on its core offerings, and invest in new solutions that meet the evolving needs of the media and entertainment community.Final update due later this year, with no further maintenance releasesModo 17.1, due out later this year, will be the final update to the software.Foundry says that it will continue to investigate and provide workarounds for issues, but does not anticipate any further releases, including maintenance releases.The official Modo forum will shut down in December 2024, and product downloads and access to online documentation and learning content will be removed in November 2025.License extensions available, but Foundry recommends switching to other softwareUsers with active subscriptions or maintenance contracts dating from before Foundry ended perpetual licenses will continue to receive support until the end of their current contract.Existing users will also be able obtain extended 10-year license terms to continue using Modo.However, while Modo 17.1 may continue to work on future operating systems, Foundry will not be issuing any patches, and recommends customers migrate to alternative 3D workflows as soon as possible.We aim to extend this story with a brief look back at Modos 20-year development history, so check back for updates.Read Foundrys FAQs about the discontinuation of ModoHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Related Topics # 3D modeling # animation # discontinued # end of life # EOL # FAQs # Foundry # game development # modo # Modo 17.1 # rendering # retired # vfx # visual effects Latest NewsFoundry discontinues ModoVeteran 3D modeling and rendering software retired after 20 years, with no further updates expected after Modo 17.1, due later this year.Thursday, November 7th, 2024Epic Games to share new free assets on Fab every two weeksNew batches of commercial tools and assets will be made available free on the online marketplace for two weeks, every two weeks.Thursday, November 7th, 2024Get 100+ free modular airport assets for Unity and Unreal EngineFreshcan 3D's Military Airport pack is a set of 3D buildings, roads and props, licensed for commercial use in any game engine or CG software.Thursday, November 7th, 2024Reallusion adds AI Smart Search to Character Creator and iCloneAI-based system lets you find online stock assets matching reference images or plain-text descriptions, directly inside the apps.Wednesday, November 6th, 2024Poly Hammer unveils MetaHuman DNA add-on for BlenderNew tool promises to let you create or edit Unreal Engine MetaHuman characters directly in Blender. Currently free in early access.Wednesday, November 6th, 2024Academy Software Foundation adopts OpenAPVRoyalty-free open-source codec for professional video production is the VFX industry standards body's latest hosted project.Tuesday, November 5th, 2024More NewsWRetargetTool is a versatile free Maya animation retargeting toolSketchsoft releases Feather 1.0Tutorial: Creating Cinematic Concept ArtGet ProductionCrate's three new free After Effects pluginsDownload VFX artist David Llopis's free Maya dragon rigChaos releases Enscape 4.2Boris FX releases Continuum 2025Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds MaxCheck out Wonder Studio's new Wonder Animation featureDimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.910 subtle tricks to improve your character animationTopaz Labs releases Gigapixel 8Older Posts