April 11, 2012
Free distributed online rendering service adds support for Blender's new raytrace render engine. Read More »
April 3, 2012 | 1 comment
Download a free two-thread version of the Nuke look development, lighting and rendering toolset today. Read More »
March 28, 2012 | 2 comments
Lots of new animation tools, better interoperability with MotionBuilder, and nHair sims - but no iray just yet. Read More »
March 14, 2012
Atmospheric plugin for all major DCC apps gains new cloud-editing tools and improved render speed. Read More »
March 12, 2012 | 1 comment
Luxion developer's tool for creating real-time 3D demos adds improved render framework, Newton physics. Read More »
March 9, 2012
Free patch adds new Cinema 4D plugin, plus support for RenderMan volumetrics. Updated: now shipping! Read More »
February 29, 2012 | 2 comments
'Most significant update ever' adds over 50 major new features, including character animation tools. Read More »
February 14, 2012
Update to the real-time rendering tool to add new metallic paint material, interactive HDR editing. Read More »
February 1, 2012
Real-time visualisation tool gains physically accurate lighting and low-quality mode for slower computers. Read More »
January 31, 2012
Another day, another free tool for exporting ZBrush 4R2b hair to the 3D app of your choice for rendering. Read More »
January 30, 2012
You wait a week for a tool to convert ZBrush 4R2b hair to splines, then two come along at once. Read More »
January 25, 2012 | 1 comment
Updated: shading and lighting tool now officially shipping and updated for improved Maya Hair support. Read More »
January 23, 2012
Updated: see the CG Channel homepage as a 3D model, courtesy of this quirky OBJ export plugin. Read More »
January 20, 2012
Take the strain off your render farm by uploading RenderMan rendering jobs to the cloud. Read More »
December 26, 2011
Arch viz artist posts extracts from 3D Realism: Practical and Easy Workflows on his blog. Read More »
December 20, 2011
Update to the real-time visualisation tool adds "magical" new interior and night-time lighting options, plus improved animation support. Read More »
November 4, 2011 | 2 comments
For images under 800 pixels in size, at least, thanks to Next Limit's new standalone rendering plug-in. Read More »
October 5, 2011
New Stage3D API to bring 'console quality' gaming to Flash. But for now, here are some pretty particle tests. Read More »
October 4, 2011
No need for scene data or multiple images: just draw round the light sources in the photo, and bingo. Read More »
September 27, 2011
Subscription customers to get free file storage plus online rendering, collaboration and analyis tools. Read More »