Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Houdini
Houdini edition of the renderer gets support for relighting Gaussian splats, better volume rendering, tighter integration with Solaris.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026
Houdini edition of the renderer gets support for relighting Gaussian splats, better volume rendering, tighter integration with Solaris.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026
Discover how to create game-ready materials with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to modern environment art workflows.
Saturday, July 11th, 2026
Maya edition of the renderer gets support for AMD GPU rendering, and better support for Bifrost and rendering 3D Gaussian Splats.
Friday, July 10th, 2026
New tech compresses geometry caches from destruction, cloth and liquid sims by 'up to 92%' for real-time rendering in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, July 9th, 2026
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Read our pick of the latest features in Unreal Engine, from Mesh Terrain to MetaHuman Crowds, by way of new rigging and animation tools.
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Promising new free application provides a 'clean, distraction-free space' for sculpting characters and creatures for games and VFX work.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Open-source app converts 3D scans or sculpts to clean, low-poly, all-quad geometry. Comes with an unofficial Blender bridge plugin.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Get new versions of particle tools Krakatoa MX, Frost MX, Stoke MX and XMesh MX recompiled to support current versions of 3ds Max.
Monday, July 6th, 2026
Master production-proven workflows for creating weather effects in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's free masterclass.
Saturday, July 4th, 2026
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Lighting Realistic Rainy Weather in Unreal Engine 5 by Ted Mebratu, Lightspeed LA
Snow Simulation Workflows in Houdini by Diego de Mendizabal, FX TD, Sony Pictures Imageworks
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