GraphN lets you create custom tools for Maya and Unreal

Updated: New visual programming system for Maya and Unreal Engine now free for non-commercial use.

Wednesday, January 26th, 2022

Otoy unveils Octane 2022

Check out next year's roadmap for the GPU renderer, and the new features in OctaneRender 2022.1 XB0, the first public preview build.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021

Autodesk acquires LoUPE

Autodesk buys the Blender-friendly cloud-based production pipeline system, and hires the developers that created it at Tangent Labs.

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Ragdoll Dynamics adds real-time physics to your Maya rigs

Neat new plugin adds realistic dynamics to machines, muscles, cloth and hair in the Maya viewport.

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021

Which CG applications support Apple's new M1 chips?

Discover which 3D, image-editing and rendering apps will support the first Apple Silicon processors when they ship next week.

Friday, November 13th, 2020

Reallusion wins Epic MegaGrant

Game tools developer wins funding from Epic Games. Its iClone Unreal Live Link is free to indie users.

Monday, May 18th, 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

NewTek ships LightWave 2020

3D animation and rendering app gets new GI system, improved SSS and hair shading, and support for Disney's Partio particles library.

Friday, April 24th, 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

Otoy launches new free Prime usage tier for OctaneRender

New free editions of the renderer for Unreal Engine and Blender 2.80 available as early public previews.

Tuesday, July 30th, 2019

Maxon buys Redshift

Cinema 4D developer acquires the well-regarded GPU production renderer. We assess what the buyout will mean for CG artists.

Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

F12 ships The Grove Release 7

Update moves the tree-generation tool over to Blender 2.8, improves performance, and makes it possible to re-edit your trees after creation.

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

Manuel Bastioni to discontinue Manuel Bastioni Lab

Fans offer support for open-source character creation tool in wake of dev's decision to stop further work.

Monday, November 12th, 2018