SuperSplat is a free online editor for 3D Gaussian Splats

Neat open-source tool lets you crop and clean up 3DGS scan data in a standard web browser. Source code is available under an MIT license.

Monday, August 12th, 2024

3D scanning app Kiri Engine 3.9 now auto-rigs your 3D models

iOS and Android scanning app now generates character rigs for the 3D models it generates. There are updates to the free edition, too.

Monday, July 29th, 2024

Chaos releases Vantage 3.0

Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

New version of iOS and Android scanning app Kiri Engine

Kiri Engine 3.13 improves the quality of 3D Gaussian Splatting in the app, sharpening scans and reducing 3DGS file sizes 'approximately 50%'.

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Cinema 4D

Check out the new features in the renderer, including native OpenPBR and 3D Gaussian Splatting support, and improvements to V-Ray GPU.

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.9

GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool gets new terrain sculpting and phasing animation systems, plus 3D Gaussian Splatting.

Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

Unreal Engine virtual studio plugin Atlux λ 2.1 adds Atlux λ Live

Product and portfolio rendering plugin can now create interactive standalone presentations that run outside the Unreal Edtitor.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026

Foundry releases Nuke 17.0, NukeX 17.0 and Nuke Studio 17.0

Check out the new features in this major update to the compositing software, like support for Gaussian splats and an updated 3D system.

Friday, February 27th, 2026

Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for Maya

Check out the changes to the Maya edition of the renderer, including a new displacement material, and a viewport live link to Vantage.

Saturday, December 13th, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for Houdini

Check out the changes to the Houdini edition of the renderer, including a 'completely re-imagined' volume shader for smoke and fire.

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for SketchUp with new AI Upscaler

Major update to the SketchUp edition of the renderer adds new AI tool for upscaling renders to 16K. Check out all the other new features.

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

Kiri Engine 4.0 is out for Android and iOS

Mobile 3D scanning app now lets you export an unlimited number of photogrammetry or Lidar scans for free. Check out the other changes.

Monday, September 8th, 2025

Sneak peek: Houdini 21

Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025