Turbo Squid Releases New Character Animation Plug-In for 3ds max

Turbo Squid has announced the immediate availability of the Absolute Character Tools (ACT) 1.6 Pro plug-in ($495) for 3ds max. Among the new features include cgTubes and cgMuscles—tools and objects that can be used to create high-quality, skinned proxy characters designed specifically for real-time rendering, supporting animation, and deformation of the entire skin placed on the model. The goal of the product is to allow you to create much greater realism and believability to characters created with the program. Also part of this release are cgAdam and cgEve—pre-designed models that give you a running start using the plug-in.