Foundry ships Modo 12.2

Update adds render denoising, Workbenches system for custom UI layouts, more improvements to modelling, UVs and tech animation.

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Foundry ships Modo 12.1

Varied update adds new integrated VR viewport, new hard-surface animation options, improved modelling and UV packing tools.

Thursday, June 21st, 2018

Foundry ships Modo 12.0

First release in the Modo 12 Series overhauls the Mesh Paint tool, and adds a neat new Surface Strips system to MeshFusion modelling.

Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Foundry discontinues Modo

Veteran 3D modeling and rendering software retired after 20 years, with no further updates expected after Modo 17.1, due later this year.

Thursday, November 7th, 2024

Foundry ships Modo 17.0

Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app in the first major update since Foundry's reboot of its development strategy.

Monday, March 4th, 2024

Foundry unveils big changes to Modo development

3D modelling app gets expanded dev team, new release schedule. mPath renderer 'put aside for now'.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023

Auto Character System 3 aims to redefine rigging in Modo

Now shipping: long-awaited modular rigging add-on creates rigs for characters of all body shapes.

Monday, November 21st, 2022

Foundry ships Modo 16.0

3D animation and rendering tool gets new modelling, deformation and task-automation features. $199 add-on NPR Kit 2 included for free.

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

Chaos discontinues V-Ray for Modo and Katana

Sales of the Modo and Katana editions of the renderer have ended, but support continues until December 2022.

Friday, January 21st, 2022

Foundry ships Modo 14.1

3D modelling and rendering app gets significant improvements to CPU ray tracing and denoising, and to the Advanced Viewport display.

Monday, July 27th, 2020

Foundry ships Modo 14.0

First Modo 14 Series release adds Ghost and X-ray display modes, plus the option to draw annotations on the viewport in asset reviews.

Friday, March 20th, 2020

Tech focus: Modo's new mPath render engine

Modo's new path tracer promises faster, more flexible renders than the default CPU engine. Discover how it works.

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

Foundry ships Modo 13.2

3D modelling and animation tool gets new mPath render engine, new Planar IK solver for character rigging, new Edge Chamfer tool.

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019