The next generation of V-Ray is now out of beta, and available to buy. Check out the new features in Chaos Group's powerful renderer.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
The next generation of V-Ray is now out of beta, and available to buy. Check out the new features in Chaos Group's powerful renderer.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
Read our pick of the features in the public beta, from the new LightMix system to out-of-core rendering.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Production renderer and look dev suite gets OpenColorIO support, USD export, Open Image Denoise.
Friday, March 27th, 2020
Long-awaited GPU rendering system Arnold GPU now out of beta and ready for production use. Subs prices down for single users.
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Free update to the look dev and rendering system adds support for Disney's principled shader model.
Friday, December 21st, 2018
Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
V-Ray Next is a landmark update. Chaos Group reveals the thinking behind it, and the forces shaping rendering tools.
Thursday, May 31st, 2018
Viewport 2.0 becomes the primary viewport; new features added to the MASH motion graphics and Bifröst fluid simulation toolsets.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
New plugin version of Mental Ray is the first for 3ds Max 2018. Use it for free, if not for network renders.
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Release improves speed and quality, adds new physically based shaders. Updated: new Houdini plugin HtoA 2.0 now available.
Friday, April 21st, 2017
Latest plugin version of Iray provides fast, GPU-based, physically accurate render previews inside Cinema 4D.
Thursday, September 8th, 2016
Jason Lewis benchmarks the new, more powerful plugin version of Nvidia's GPU-based renderer with a range of real-world graphics cards.
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
New bridge plugin ships out of the box with Houdini 15, and supports RenderMan's advanced features.
Friday, October 16th, 2015