DGDM ships SLiB VPR 2.0 for Redshift

Newly updated $15 Maya plugin streamlines scene debugging and look dev using the Redshift renderer.

Wednesday, August 17th, 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

Eye candy: the 2016 SpeedTree VFX showreel

See amazing movie shots created with the digital vegetation tool, from Avatar to The Force Awakens.

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Joe Alter previews Shave and a Haircut 10

Big update to Maya hair plugin to add full GPU support, powerful grooming and sculpting options.

Saturday, July 30th, 2016

Pixar open-sources its Universal Scene Description

Updated: New 'super Alembic' system for exchanging VFX scene data released officially. Plugins for Maya and Katana.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

Massive Software ships Massive for Max

New 3ds Max edition of the Academy Award-winning crowd simulator is V-Ray ready; includes free $3,000 'Ambient Agent'.

Tuesday, July 26th, 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

ftrack gets integration with Cinema 4D and 3ds Max

Free plugins let users access the cloud-based production tracking system directly within Max and C4D.

Thursday, July 21st, 2016

Pixar ships RenderMan 21

Major update to the heavyweight production renderer adds Pixar's own in-house shaders and lights, removes Reyes rendering and RSL.

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

DNA Research ships beta of 3Delight for Katana

RenderMan-compliant production renderer gets new Katana edition with improved support for OSL.

Friday, July 15th, 2016

Review: Iray for 3ds Max

Jason Lewis benchmarks the new, more powerful plugin version of Nvidia's GPU-based renderer with a range of real-world graphics cards.

Thursday, July 14th, 2016

Point Render recreates Dürer and Doré in Houdini

Now shipping: Chimney VFX artist Jan Białek's Houdini plugin renders 3D models in striking classical graphic styles.

Saturday, July 9th, 2016

FurryBall RT 1.3 ships, adds new free 'Credit version'

Updated: Just logging in now gives you up 30 free hours of rendering a month, even for commercial jobs.

Thursday, July 7th, 2016