Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5.4

Real-time lighting design tool adds new ways to position area lights or virtual lights within HDRI maps.

Friday, December 16th, 2016

LAUBLab releases V-RayforC4D 3.4

Huge update moves Cinema 4D edition of renderer to same core technology as the 3ds Max edition.

Friday, December 16th, 2016

Discover how to run a successful VR studio

Get tips from The Foundry and VR Playhouse at Gnomon's LA campus next Thursday. Watch free online.

Friday, December 2nd, 2016

Pixar releases RenderMan 21 Non-Commercial

Free version of Pixar's production renderer now available for learning, personal use, plugin development.

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

Unity Technologies reveals 2017 Unity product roadmap

See all the new features due in Unity 5.6 and beyond - including a free integration of OctaneRender.

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Next Limit ships Maxwell 4

Now shipping: physically accurate renderer gets CUDA-based GPU render engine. Relighting system Multilight now a standalone tool.

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

Navié unveils Effex 2.8

Updated: Cinema 4D fluid simulator to get new sound node; new APIC solver generates smoother liquid flow than standard FLIP solvers.

Friday, October 7th, 2016

Chaos Group releases Phoenix FD 3.0 for 3ds Max

Big update to fluid simulator adds new FLIP liquids solver; new options for art directing and retiming sims.

Friday, September 16th, 2016

Maxon ships Cinema 4D R18

Major update adds neat MoGraph options, object tracking, real-time knife tools, and Substance support.

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Redshift devs announce Redshift for Katana

GPU-based production renderer to get native integration with The Foundry's look development tool.

Thursday, August 25th, 2016

Quixel launches Megascans

Massive online library of scans of real-world materials and objects used on The Jungle Book finally goes live. Two free helper tools, too.

Wednesday, August 24th, 2016

The best new CG software from Siggraph 2016

We round up over 30 of the key new tools to be announced at the show, from full 3D packages to plugins.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016

Solid Angle releases Arnold for 3ds Max

Free preview build of the MAXtoA plugin provides native, cloud-ready integration between Max and the Arnold renderer.

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016