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Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024

Epic Games has announced new subscription-based pricing for its key software products. See who the changes affect, and when they start.

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Now includes RenderMan XPU.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

Get the latest Non-Commercial edition of Pixar's renderer for personal use and plugin creation.

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

Archtectural design and hard surface modeling software gets new higher-performance graphics engine with support for ambient occlusion.

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

Check out the experimental features in the compositing and motion graphics app, including the option to import and render 3D animations.

Friday, April 12th, 2024

Compositing and effects software gets new tools for matching film grain and managing lens distortion. See all the new features here.

Friday, April 12th, 2024

Suite of effects plugins gets new tool for importing, texturing and rendering 3D objects in After Effects, for motion graphics or VFX work.

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modeling software, including native Apple Silicon support and better numerical input.

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

Big update to the renderer adds non-photorealistic reneriing system, overhauls volume rendering, and adds official support for AMD GPUs.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024