Autodesk ships Arnold 7.0
Major update to the renderer adds Open Image Denoise and real-time colour correction, and extends Arnold GPU and USD workflows.
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
random walk subsurface scattering
Isotropix ships Clarisse 5.0
Big update to the look dev and rendering tool adds USD exporter, Arnold-compatible material and intuitive new lighting workflows.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
SideFX 'backports' new features to Houdini 18.0
Can't wait for Houdini 18.5? Check out the neat new topology transfer and rendering options available in Houdini 18 today.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
Foundry releases Katana 3.6
Check out the new snapping options in the lighting and look dev tool, and the new toon shading system in its 3Delight NSI renderer.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
Otoy ships OctaneRender 2020.1
Major stable release of the GPU renderer adds RTX acceleration, improved SSS and hair shading.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
NewTek ships LightWave 2020
3D animation and rendering app gets new GI system, improved SSS and hair shading, and support for Disney's Partio particles library.
Friday, April 24th, 2020
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2020.1 in public preview
GPU renderer gets updated RTX acceleration, new spectral sky and daylight system, ACES support.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Otoy reveals OctaneRender 2019 product roadmap
See the updated feature lists for versions 2019.1 and 2019.2 of the GPU renderer. First preview of 2019.1 available now.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
cebas ships finalRender Drop 2
Update to 3ds Max renderer improves path tracing speed, adds new 'biasHybrid' render mode, HDRI denoising, random walk SSS.
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Blender 2.80 is now in beta. See the top 5 features here
Videos: See five things to love about the open-source 3D app, from the new UI to rendering and 2D animation tools.
Friday, November 30th, 2018
Appleseed team releases appleseed 2.0
Open-source physically based renderer gets new toon shading and image post-processing options.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Appleseed team releases appleseed 1.9
Open-source renderer adds image denoising, random walk SSS, neat camera shutter curve and light path recording systems.
Monday, May 14th, 2018