June 16, 2020
Check out the new snapping options in the lighting and look dev tool, and the new toon shading system in its 3Delight NSI renderer. Read More »
February 19, 2020
Update adds hardware-accelerated rendering on Nvidia RTX GPUs, and improves material editing workflow. Read More »
November 4, 2019
Compositing software gets more fluid playback of cached previews, faster Content-Aware fill, better EXR import, Cryptomatte support. Read More »
September 27, 2019
Rhino edition of the renderer gets new Cryptomatte render element, expanded support for Grasshopper. Read More »
September 16, 2019
Open-source physically based renderer gets Cryptomatte support. neat new sampling control system. Read More »
July 31, 2019
Major update to the open-source 3D software ships after four years of planning and development. Discover its key features here. Read More »
May 13, 2019
Renderer gets V-Ray GPU updates, Cryptomatte support for VRayProxy, and new memory tracking system. Read More »
April 16, 2019
Now shipping: compositing software gets AI-driven depth and normal map generators, support for Cryptomatte and OFX plugins. Read More »
April 8, 2019
Check out the new features in Insydium's Cinema 4D version of Blender's Cycles render engine. Read More »
March 12, 2019
GPU renderer gets new procedural systems Vectron and Spectron; Cryptomatte and NVLink support. Read More »
November 30, 2018
Update improves IPR performance in the 3ds Max renderer, and adds support for GPU bucket rendering. Read More »
November 30, 2018
Videos: See five things to love about the open-source 3D app, from the new UI to rendering and 2D animation tools. Read More »
October 23, 2018
Update to the renderer adds a Modo-style Round Corners shader and normal map blending; further speeds up adaptive subdivision. Read More »
September 17, 2018
Open beta of next big update to renderer gets new layered texture node, in-viewport OptiX denoising. Read More »
June 19, 2018
Free plugin suite for handling multi-channel EXRs in After Effects, Photoshop or Premiere Pro gets support for Cryptomatte in AE. Read More »
April 27, 2018
Nuke edition of V-Ray gets support for progressive rendering and the V-Ray hair shader and sampler. Read More »
March 24, 2018
Modo edition of the renderer gets hybrid CPU/GPU rendering, V-Ray Fur and support for Cryptomatte. Read More »
March 8, 2018
New video also shows other features due in the renderer, like support for USD and MaterialX. Read More »
February 23, 2018
Latest beta adds Nvidia's AI-based OptiX render denoising system, GPU volume rendering, updates to the hair shader. Read More »
December 5, 2017
Version 1.8 of the open-source physically based renderer also adds procedural objects, render-time instancing. Read More »
