November 25, 2020
Check out the latest workflow improvements in Quixel's free tool for exporting Megascans assets to DCC apps and game engines. Read More »
November 3, 2020
Update to the production renderer adds new motion blur algorithm for volumes, and improves support for Houdini's Solaris layout toolset. Read More »
September 3, 2020
New RenderMan integration places the open-source 3D app on the same footing as Maya or Houdini. Read More »
September 3, 2020
Big update to the renderer to add Sylized Looks, new layered materials, Phasor noise - and the long-awaited RenderMan XPU. Read More »
August 10, 2020
Big update to the lighting and look dev tool to add new 'artist-focused' lighting workflows, support for multiple simultaneous test renders. Read More »
August 8, 2020
Check out the new features in J Cube's USD-native Maya layout, look dev and lighting toolset. Freelancers can use it for free. Read More »
July 2, 2020
Nifty work from Tangent Animation makes Cycles a Hydra delegate in Houdini's Solaris look dev toolset. Read More »
May 28, 2020
See how AMD's flagship 64-core workstation CPU performs in Jason Lewis's real-world CG benchmarks. Read More »
May 2, 2020
Powerful set of Mari add-ons gets better workflow for decals, plus new project templates system. Read More »
April 24, 2020
3D animation and rendering app gets new GI system, improved SSS and hair shading, and support for Disney's Partio particles library. Read More »
April 3, 2020
Maya crowd simulation tool gets new USD procedural plugin, plus morphology variation for crowd characters, skinned animated fur. Read More »
March 18, 2020
Need to work from home? Your CG software may be available free if you use these companies' tools. Read More »
November 27, 2019
Major update to Houdini adds new look dev and layout system Solaris, USD-native renderer Karma, new modelling and simulation tools. Read More »
November 6, 2019
Update extends the 3D texturing app's procedural materials system, adds V-Ray and 3Delight shaders, and streamlines the node graph. Read More »
October 24, 2019
Get the hair and fur plugin and its Arnold, RenderMan and V-Ray shaders from Epic Games for free. Read More »
August 21, 2019
Sizeable update to the Maya fur and feathers plugin adds support for Alembic and OpenColorIO, plus new volumetric hair guide model. Read More »
July 31, 2019
Update to the renderer adds initial support for OSL and OpenVDB in Arnold GPU, plus new Clip Geo shader for rendering cutaways. Read More »
July 29, 2019
Production renderer gets new Mari integration plugin, hdPrman plugin to render USD files, PxrCurvature for creating edge wear effects. Read More »
July 23, 2019
Maya crowd animation software gets standalone crowd layout tool, plus new live link plugin for round-tripping shots to Unreal Engine. Read More »
July 19, 2019
'Complete rewrite' of the free Maya Substance plugin adds support for 8K textures, numerical output, Python scripting. Read More »
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