AMD releases Radeon ProRender 3.5 for Blender

Free GPU renderer gets new bevel shader, better interactive rendering. New Maya and Houdini versions also available.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

Physically Based lists PBR values for real-world materials

Need to recreate ketchup in your CG software? This free online database has the info you need.

Monday, August 8th, 2022

ASWF adopts OpenAssetIO and OpenFX

VFX industry body to oversee development of open standards for plugins and asset management.

Thursday, August 4th, 2022

SideFX releases Houdini 19.5

Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma.

Thursday, July 21st, 2022

Sneak peek: Houdini 19.5

See a full list of new features in the next version of Houdini, including updates to creature effects, fluid simulation, Solaris and Karma.

Monday, July 18th, 2022

Download BtoA: the free Arnold plugin for Blender

Community-made plugin lets you render Blender animations, VFX and visualisations in Autodesk's Arnold renderer.

Friday, July 15th, 2022

J Cube releases Multiverse | USD 7.1 for Maya

Check out the new features in this sizeable update to the USD-native shot layout and look dev solution.

Monday, July 4th, 2022

Autodesk ships Maya 2023.1

3D animation software gets updates to Boolean modelling, vertex painting and HumanIK, plus new C++ SDK in Bifrost for Maya.

Thursday, June 16th, 2022

AMD releases USD Hydra plugin for Blender 1.1

Free plugin for composing and rendering USD scenes in Blender can now export animated USD files.

Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Download AMD's free USD Hydra plugin for Blender

Now officially shipping: new plugin lets users import, compose and render USD scenes in Blender.

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Isotropix releases Angie in early access

Clarisse's much-anticipated hybrid CPU/GPU renderer available via early access builds of Clarisse 5.5.

Thursday, December 9th, 2021

5 tools updates you may have missed in November 2021

See what's new in RenderMan, Redshift, Enscape, R3DS Wrap and Render Manager 2 for 3ds Max.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

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