Blog of the Soft8Soft company

19 Dec 2019

Verge3D 2.17 for Blender Released

AnnouncementsBlender, configurator, demo, Puzzles, releases, Verge3D, VR, WebXR

We are happy to finalize this year efforts by another release! The 2.17 update brings many Blender integration improvements including the possibility to create anisotropic materials, a Windows installer, range sliders for post-effects with real-time preview, CSS colors support in Puzzles, various WebXR/VR updates, and the QR code generator for…

05 Dec 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Introducing Verge3D for Maya

AnnouncementsglTF, Maya, pre-release, Verge3D, WebGL

Dear friends! We decided it is time to further expand our community by embracing Autodesk Maya, a powerful 3D authoring tool particularly used to create content for video games and interactive applications. We intend to eventually deliver a Maya-to-WebGL integration built on top of the glTF standard. Today we released…

22 Nov 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

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2nd Anniversary and Black Friday Deal!

Announcementsanniversary, BlackFriday, Verge3D

Today our baby Verge3D turned 2, quite an age for a 3D web toolkit. We are thankful to everybody for your support and guidance which helped us grow its power and popularity! It has become a tradition to announce the Black Friday offer on this day. Starting today you can…

31 Oct 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Verge3D 2.16 for 3ds Max Released

Announcements3ds Max, Puzzles, release, releases, shadows, SSAO, Verge3D, Woocommerce

A new version of Verge3D, an artist-friendly toolkit for creating 3D web applications, is out! With this release we delivered an integration module with WooCommerce, improved SSAO and outlining effects, and added a supplementary shadow bias setting. We also created several new puzzles and add some features to the visual…

30 Oct 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

1 Comment

Verge3D 2.16 for Blender Released

AnnouncementsBlender, Puzzles, release, releases, shadows, SSAO, Verge3D, Woocommerce

We are excited to announce a new version of Verge3D, the most powerful toolkit for creating 3D web experiences. With this release we ship an easy-to-use WooCommerce integration module, improved SSAO and outlining, and the support for Blender 2.81's new shadows. We also implemented many new puzzles and improvements in…

15 Oct 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

8 Comments

Making 3D Product Configurator for WooCommerce

Tutorial3D product view, configurator, e-commerce, online store, Puzzles, Verge3D, Woocommerce, Wordpress

Over the past 2 years, Verge3D proved to be a powerful solution for creating configurable 3D product views, allowing non-programmers to deliver immersive web experiences for e-commerce. However, the final stage of converting an interactive 3D application to an online store component has always been a non-trivial task. Simply because…

02 Oct 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

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Verge3D 2.15 for 3ds Max Released

Announcements3ds Max, API, documentation, gamepad, glTF, optimization, Puzzles, releases, Verge3D

We are glad to release a new version of Verge3D, an artist-friendly toolkit for creating interactive experiences! In version 2.15, we introduce the standalone version of the App Manager that can now be launched without running 3ds Max. We made scenes more compact and load faster thanks to a series…

01 Oct 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

4 Comments

Verge3D 2.15 for Blender Released

AnnouncementsAPI, Blender, documentation, Eevee, gamepad, glTF, optimization, Puzzles, releases, Verge3D

We are excited to present a new version of Verge3D, an artist-friendly toolkit for creating web interactives! With version 2.15, we further extend the integration with Blender by supporting the Filmic color management mode and Image Texture parameters. We made scenes more compact and load faster thanks to various optimizations,…

22 Aug 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

0 Comments

Verge3D 2.14 for 3ds Max Released

Announcements3ds Max, AR, augmented reality, parametric models, Puzzles, releases, text, Verge3D

The 3ds Max counterpart of version 2.14 is available! It brings AR, morph targets, a new demo showing how parametric models can be implemented in real-time, puzzles for loading fonts, for generating textures from text and for converting images to normal maps on the fly. This update also includes several…

19 Aug 2019

By Yuri Kovelenov

1 Comment

Verge3D 2.14 for Blender Released

AnnouncementsAR, augmented reality, Blender, parametric models, Puzzles, releases, text, Verge3D

With this release we ship AR support, morph target controls and a parametric models demo, font loading and texture-from-text features, normal map generator and many other things useful for 3D Vergers! Augmented Reality in the Browser You can make your web apps AR-capable thanks to tireless WebXR working group now…