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GPU renderers for visualisation and portfolio work get versatile object scattering and instancing system.

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

AMD ships new version of the free GPU renderer for Blender 2.80, plus update to the Maya plugin.

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

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

Tuesday, March 12th, 2019

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

Thursday, November 22nd, 2018

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

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

Thursday, May 31st, 2018

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

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

3ds Max production renderer adds support for Nvidia's AI-based OptiX denoising system, hybrid CPU/GPU texture baking, adaptive sampling.

Friday, March 30th, 2018

Next-but-one releases to add light linking, trace sets, new RNDR framework with support for iOS and integrated graphics.

Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

Check out the new features in the renderer, including a new Houdini-specific volume shader and better integration with Solaris.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Check out the new features in the VFX renderer, including OpenPBR support and changes to USD support specific to the Maya edition.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

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