cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.10

GPU-accelerated spectral renderer finalRender now bundled with the 3ds Max particle plugin for free.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

Master Houdini's Ocean toolset

Discover how to simulate realistic ocean surfaces, complete with foam and spray, in The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.

Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Otoy unveils OctaneRender 2020.2 and 2021

See what's new in the next major updates to the GPU renderer and its new RNDR+ subscription deal.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

RandomControl updates Maverick Indie and Studio

Both GPU renderers get new options for rendering animations, plus a free GPU benchmarking tool.

Monday, November 9th, 2020

Otoy ships OctaneRender 2020.1

Major stable release of the GPU renderer adds RTX acceleration, improved SSS and hair shading.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Get finalRender for free

New free edition of the 3ds Max production renderer lacks hybrid CPU/GPU and network rendering, but can be used commercially.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2020

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2020.1 in public preview

GPU renderer gets updated RTX acceleration, new spectral sky and daylight system, ACES support.

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

RandomControl launches Maverick Indie

New half-price edition of spectral GPU renderer Maverick Studio is aimed at DCC work, not CAD users.

Friday, September 6th, 2019

RandomControl launches Maverick Studio

Updated: new visualisation tool from the creators of the Arion renderer gets perpetual licences.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

Otoy reveals OctaneRender 2019 product roadmap

See the updated feature lists for versions 2019.1 and 2019.2 of the GPU renderer. First preview of 2019.1 available now.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2018.1

GPU renderer gets new procedural systems Vectron and Spectron; Cryptomatte and NVLink support.

Tuesday, March 12th, 2019

Otoy ships OctaneRender 4.0

Long-awaited major update to the GPU renderer adds the Brigade path tracing engine, AI denoising, light linking, new ubermaterial.

Thursday, November 22nd, 2018

E-on ships Vue Infinite 2016 R3 and Vue xStream R3

Free quarterly update to the digital nature tools speeds up saving, extends the new Path Tracer render engine.

Saturday, August 12th, 2017