Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.81

The leading open-source 3D package gets another big update. Check out the key features here.

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

Chaos Group releases V-Ray Next for Rhino Update 1

Rhino edition of the renderer gets new Cryptomatte render element, expanded support for Grasshopper.

Friday, September 27th, 2019

Chaos Group releases V-Ray for Houdini

Now shipping: new edition of V-Ray lets VFX studios use Houdini for look dev as well as final rendering.

Monday, July 29th, 2019

RandomControl launches Maverick Studio

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

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

Chaos Group releases V-Ray Next for Modo

Modo edition of the renderer gets new scene intelligence features, faster GPU rendering, new rolling shutter effect.

Thursday, April 25th, 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

Foundry ships Modo 12.2

Update adds render denoising, Workbenches system for custom UI layouts, more improvements to modelling, UVs and tech animation.

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Chaos Group releases V-Ray Next for Maya

Now shipping: see videos of the new GPU rendering features and the new hair and toon shaders.

Friday, October 26th, 2018

SideFX ships Houdini 17

Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming.

Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

Chaos Group releases Beta 2 of V-Ray Next for Maya

Update improves the IPR and GPU rendering architectures, extends the new toon and hair shaders.

Saturday, August 11th, 2018

Iray for 3ds Max 1.8 and Iray for Maya 2.1 both ship

Plugin editions of the GPU-based renderer add a bloom filter and better AI denoising in Max; UDIM support in Maya.

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

Chaos Group on V-Ray Next and the future of rendering

V-Ray Next is a landmark update. Chaos Group reveals the thinking behind it, and the forces shaping rendering tools.

Thursday, May 31st, 2018

Chaos Group launches V-Ray Next for 3ds Max

Now shipping: Next big update to the renderer officially launches. See the key features and price changes here.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018