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Videos: Nifty new GPU-based software puts gaseous fluid solver and renderer inside Nuke.

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Updated: Maya version of AMD's free, physically accurate OpenCL based GPU renderer now available.

Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

Fast-evolving 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets revamped FLIP fluid, cloth and FEM solvers, better V-Ray support, plus more streamlined UI.

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

Hotly tipped biased GPU-based renderer gets new PBR material, support for volumetrics and baking.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2016

Updated: free OpenCL-based GPU-accelerated path tracing renderer now available in beta.

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

Now shipping: Long-awaited update to GPU renderer to add volumetrics, support for deep pixel compositing.

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

Support for CPU rendering, skinned characters and Brigade path tracing - plus OctaneImager, an entire new compositing app.

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Blender 2.77 ships

Updated: Open-source 3D tool gets support for OpenVDB volumetrics, better sculpting and Boolean tools.

Monday, March 21st, 2016

Maya edition of the renderer gets feature parity with 3ds Max; speed boosts of 20-50% on 'most scenes'.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Check out Blender.org's list of code branches to watch this year, from this nifty new fracture modifier to OpenVDB support.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

Updated: New extension release gives the multiphysics plugin support for variable viscosity fluids and a new foam solver.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

Video: See the updates to the Max Creation Graph and new real-time decals workflow for the TextPlus tool.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

Get the binaries of Hideki Suzuki's free plugin for importing and editing Houdini content inside 3ds Max.

Monday, November 30th, 2015

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