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ray tracing

Promising 3D texture painting and material authoring tools come out of early access next week. Check out the features due in the update.

Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

New generative AI features in the renderer and visualization app run on your local machine, but may create copyright-infringing results.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

Check out the changes to the open-source game engine, including updates to multi-GPU rendering, cinematics editing and XR workflow.

Friday, June 20th, 2025

Check out the new features in the real-time rendering and look dev tool, from dedicated decal layers to low-to-low-poly texture baking.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Check out the changes to the GPU renderer, including support for OIDN denoising on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Apple Silicon processors.

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

Significant update to the real-time visualization software adds AI render upscaling, ray traced water and fog, and new pricing and licensing.

Thursday, May 1st, 2025

New real-time design exploration and visualization plugin lets users generate ray traced 4K renders inside the 3D modeling software.

Thursday, May 1st, 2025

Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

See the key features in the game engine and real-time renderer, from better 3D water to Variable Rate Shading and Deferred+ rendering.

Friday, April 25th, 2025

Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

'First ever path-tracing solution' for virtual production lets studios render existing V-Ray assets on LED walls in real time for in-camera VFX.

Monday, March 31st, 2025

Check out the key artist features in the next version of the game engine, including support for Variable Rate Shading and better DX12 ray tracing.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

New series of pro workstation and laptop GPUs include the 'most powerful desktop GPU ever created'. See its key specs for CG work.

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025