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MaterialX

Check out the features in the latest beta build of Nuke, also including a new BigCat node for training larger custom AI models on VFX data.

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Latest update to the production renderer extends support for MaterialX Lama and checkpointing inside RenderMan XPU.

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Big update to the GPU renderer adds meshlet streaming for dense geometry, and support for 3DGS data, MaterialX and OpenPBR.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Friday, November 14th, 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' into an organized asset library. Update adds new media type for MaterialX and Substance materials.

Thursday, November 6th, 2025

Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

ASWF adopts ACES

Movie industry standard for color management becomes the latest open-source project to be hosted by the visual effects industry body.

Friday, September 5th, 2025

Check out the changes to the 3D animation app, including updates to LookdevX and new generative animation system MotionMaker.

Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

Oscar-nominated studio behind Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings joins industry body promoting open-source tech.

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025

Big update to the material-authoring software adds new 3D renderer and the option to import entire USD scenes to edit materials in context.

Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from full Vulkan support to hidden gems like the new FBX importer.

Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.

Thursday, June 5th, 2025