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Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including updates to virtual textures, trace sets, and the Neural Radiance Cache.

Friday, April 24th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the GPU production renderer, including support for meshlet streaming in network renders.

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Big update to the GPU renderer adds meshlet streaming for dense geometry, and support for 3DGS data, MaterialX and OpenPBR.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

First preview of the next major version of the GPU renderer adds a new neural rendering mode, AI Light 2.0 sampling and USD export.

Monday, March 16th, 2026

Small update to the 3D animation and motion graphics software makes two 'general enhancements' but adds no new major features.

Friday, September 12th, 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

See the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other pro renderers.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026

New Blender Fractals pack generates lightweight, animatable 3D fractals for motion graphics, VFX or illustration work.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2026

Long-awaited update will let you denoise animation properly with the CPU/GPU denoiser, used in apps like Blender and V-Ray.

Friday, January 30th, 2026

Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Blender plugin for the GPU renderer not updated for the Redshift 2026.0 release as Maxon 'redirects its development focus' elsewhere.

Thursday, September 11th, 2025

Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.

Tuesday, December 24th, 2024

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