Blog of the Soft8Soft company

13 Mar 2019

Verge3D 2.11.1 Hotfix Available

Announcementsbugfixes, releases, Verge3D

This update offers a workaround for the critical bug introduced in Google Chrome 73. The browser update broke WebGL floating point textures and caused blackout rendering affecting many Verge3D applications running on Windows. Due to unprecedented nature of this issue, we did our best to deliver a workaround as soon…

06 Mar 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Verge3D 2.11 for Blender/3ds Max Released

Announcements3ds Max, Blender, e-commerce, Eevee, physics, Puzzles, releases, Verge3D, VR

We are excited to release Verge3D 2.11 for both 3ds Max and Blender! For this version we added the possibility to easily upload and replace images on models, enabled storing the uploaded content persistently on the server, set up a sandbox Wordpress website for testing purposes, supported controller events in…

07 Feb 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Verge3D 2.10 for Blender/3ds Max Released

Announcements3ds Max, App Manager, Blender, Eevee, Puzzles, releases, VR, WebGL, WebXR

We are excited to announce Verge3D 2.10 for both 3ds Max and Blender users! For this release we added experimental VR support, automatized the updating of apps, implemented first-person controls, added puzzles for dynamic loading, taking screenshots, sending and receiving data over network and supported several new Max' maps and…

22 Jan 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Material Library Ported to Eevee

AnnouncementsBlender, Eevee, material library, Verge3D

Dear friends! We are excited to announce a huge update for our Blender users. Our material library is now based on Eevee, the real-time renderer available in Blender 2.80. Alongside Eevee materials, the updated library bundle also includes the legacy Blender Internal / GLSL-based material pack which was available in the…

22 Dec 2018

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Xmas WebVR Adventure

Announcements3ds Max, AR, Blender, Christmas, pre-release, Verge3D, VR, WebGL, WebXR

Dear friends, With this busy year coming to its end, I'd like to thank you for your trust and participation which has always inspired us to continue our work. We are well aware of the fact that Verge3D could keep maturing only because of your ongoing feedback and commitment. On…

20 Dec 2018

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Verge3D 2.9 for 3ds Max Released

Announcements3ds Max, Puzzles, releases, Verge3D

We are excited to deliver another bunch of great features and a new demo to 3ds Max users! Here is the list of the most significant features: New demo - Scooter Customizer! Advanced physical materials HDR rendering pipeline and radiance HDR textures Post-processing effects - bloom, brightness-contrast, grayscale, DOF and SSAO…

29 Nov 2018

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Verge3D 2.9 for Blender Released

AnnouncementsBlender, Puzzles, releases, Verge3D

Finally, after 6 weeks of hard work and 4 pre-releases we are excited to present Verge3D 2.9 for Blender! This release is so huge that we even thought of assigning a major version number (making it 3.0), but decided to save it for the future until we support a third…

19 Nov 2018

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Verge3D Black Friday / Cyber Monday Deal!

AnnouncementsBlackFriday, sale, Verge3D

With Verge3D turning one year this week, we are excited to offer a traditional Black Friday deal to everyone! Starting today and all the week down to Cyber Monday (November 26) you can enjoy the 20% off deal with regard to all Verge3D licenses and the material library. Use the coupon…

29 Oct 2018

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Introducing Pre-release Channel of Updates

Announcements3ds Max, Blender, pre-release, Puzzles, Verge3D

We have a major update for Verge3D users. Today we're announcing a new release strategy which we believe will be more flexible and convenient for our customers. From our observations, our diverse community have somewhat different requirements. Some of our users want to see regular updates and eager to test…

22 Oct 2018

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Experience InSight, NASA’s New Interactive

Announcementscustomer stories, NASA, Verge3D, WebGL

InSight is NASA's latest spacecraft designed to study seismic activity and the internal structure of Mars. During 6 months of flight, InSight traveled 400 million kilometers and is now preparing for landing. On November 26, this device will land in the area called Elysium Planitia and begin its mission to explore the…