April 23, 2013
Take the sting out of crashes with this free script to save and resume long mental ray and V-Ray renders. Read More »
February 19, 2013
Vegetation scattering plugin now compatible with V-Ray, Maxwell, Arion, Octane and Thea Render. Read More »
February 7, 2013
Update to renderer adds support for Alembic geometry, instancing within V-Ray RT, Hair Farm hair. Read More »
February 7, 2013
Former Mac Guff lighting TD's new plugin speeds up common tasks for rendering Maya scenes in V-Ray. Read More »
January 30, 2013
They're MAX-only, but creator Krzysztof Czerwiński has models in other formats on his blog. Read More »
January 29, 2013
New Live link to 3ds Max lets users design custom image-based light rigs and see results in V-Ray RT. Read More »
December 27, 2012
Read Jamie Cardoso's guides to creating custom IES light webs and fixing glitches with self-illumination. Read More »
December 6, 2012
Popular 3ds Max hair-simulation plugin gains full support for V-Ray and Max's MassFX physics system. Read More »
December 5, 2012 | 6 comments
Dell's mid-range pro workstation packs a punch. Jason Lewis tests it alongside HP's high-end Z820. Read More »
November 19, 2012
See how to use it with Maya with Naughty Dog's Christophe Desse and with 3ds Max by Pixel 23's Leandré Hounnake. Read More »
November 15, 2012
V-Ray Fundamentals: Materials, Lights and Linear Workflow offers complete guide to real-world work. Read More »
November 13, 2012
Popular 3ds Max hair solution now supports Maxwell Render; support for V-Ray and finalRender improved. Read More »
November 9, 2012
New seven-hour ZBrush, Maya and V-Ray tutorial creates creepy crawlies with scientific accuracy. Read More »
November 6, 2012
Features lined up for future releases include Alembic and deep image support, metaballs, new materials. Read More »
October 25, 2012 | 1 comment
HP's top-of-the-range Z820 is a beast, particularly for rendering. Jason Lewis benchmarks it here. Read More »
October 1, 2012
Grab the model for AXYZ Design's Lifelike 3D Human contest, render it, and win software and training. Read More »
September 17, 2012
Check out David Lesperance's Environment Production Workflow: Tips, Tricks and Concepts today. Read More »
August 30, 2012
Leading renderer gets not one demo reel but (count 'em) five. And they're all teeth-grindingly gorgeous. Read More »
August 15, 2012
Updated with neat new demo video: sub-$1,000 crowd simulator now batch renders jobs much faster. Read More »
August 13, 2012
See Hollywood VFX stars swap GI for guns in this mini heist movie created for V-Ray's tenth birthday. Read More »