Autodesk Photofly - Create 3D models from photographs

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/photo_scene_editor/getting_started/



Very interesting tool, will give it a try when I have time!

TreeSketch 2.0 for iPad

TreeSketch 2.0 - Promo Video from Steven Longay on Vimeo.

http://algorithmicbotany.org/TreeSketch

This tree modeler looks impressive, hope the developer will release a desktop version

Free HDRI, free texture, reference & brush etc

Here are some of my collection of free texture, HDRI and references

Free Texture & Reference
http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/textures/textures.html
http://www.cgtextures.com/
http://www.textureking.com/
http://freetextures.3dtotal.com/index.php
http://www.texturewarehouse.com/gallery/
http://www.lemog.fr/lemog_textures/index.php
http://www.newtek.com/textures.php
http://area.autodesk.com/downloads/textures
http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/packs/
http://texturer.com/
http://www.texturepilot.com/

Free HDRI
http://forum.cgarena.com/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=12912
http://www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.html
http://zbyg.deviantart.com/art/HDRi-Pack-1-97402522
http://zbyg.deviantart.com/art/HDRi-Pack-2-103458406
http://zbyg.deviantart.com/art/HDRi-Pack-3-112847728
http://www.openfootage.net/?cat=15
http://shtlab.blogspot.com/2009/08/hdri-panoramic-skies-for-free.html
http://www.unparent.com/photos_probes.html
http://dativ.at/lightprobes/
http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Data/HighResProbes/
http://www.hdrmill.com/Freebies.htm
http://wiki.mcneel.com/people/brianjames#HDRIs
http://crazy8studio.com/hdri.html
http://www.viz-people.com/free-stuff (Free HDRI & Free Cut out people)

Photoshop Brush
http://www.brusheezy.com/
http://www.psbrushes.net/

Free Character Models from CGSociety
http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/from_us_to_you_free_models_part_6

fbx converter

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=7851697

a handy tools to convert obj, 3ds, dfx to fbx version 6, which EI7 able to import, the greatest thing about this little utility is it import UVmap flawlessly!!!

a test on Silo model with UV map, export to obj, convert the obj to fbx, than open the fbx in EI7, it does sounds ridiculous, but the result merit since EI doesn't have Obj2Fac, compare to polytrans, this little tools is free.

fbx converter

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=7851697

a handy tools to convert obj, 3ds, dfx to fbx version 6, which EI7 able to import, the greatest thing about this little utility is it import UVmap flawlessly!!!

a test on Silo model with UV map, export to obj, convert the obj to fbx, than open the fbx in EI7, it does sounds ridiculous, but the result do pay off

Free tree generator

http://dryad.stanford.edu/
http://arbaro.sourceforge.net/

Ian Tips- generate Raytrace Tranparency Alpha!

http://www.eitechnologygroup.com/forums/viewthread/278/

EI7 tips from Ian (halfworld)

some tips about the new HDRI and multilayer Rendering, from Ian post on CGTalk, here are the link.