Unreal Engine 5.3: five key features for CG artists

Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

ASWF adopts OpenImageIO

Ubiquitous tech for reading and writing images becomes the latest open-source project to be hosted by the visual effects industry body.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2023

Otoy joins the Academy Software Foundation

OctaneRender developer joins VFX and movie industry body alongside CoreWeave and Bolt Graphics.

Friday, July 7th, 2023

5 key features in Blender 3.6

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

Chaos releases Corona 10 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D

New features in the renderer include updates to Corona Decal and improved volume rendering.

Friday, June 23rd, 2023

Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.1

See the crazy motion graphics effects created by the renderer's distance shader, supported in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini & Maya.

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2024

3D modelling and rendering app gets new Boolean modifier, new material nodes, enhanced animation tools, and OCIO support.

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

cebas releases thinkingParticles 7.3

3ds Max multiphysics plugin's new ME-L scripting language lets you create custom particle simulations.

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

DreamWorks open-sources its MoonRay renderer

Now available: ray tracing renderer used on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has been released under an Apache 2.0 licence.

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Tyson Ibele releases tyFlow 1.012 for 3ds Max

Major update adds complete new terrain-generation system to the Max particle and physics add-on.

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2023.1

3D design and animation software gets new smoke and fire simulation system and native Redshift camera.

Thursday, November 10th, 2022

cebas releases finalFluid 1.0 for 3ds Max

GPU-accelerated simulation tool uses a sparse grid solver to create smoke, fire and dust in real time.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

Planetside Software releases Terragen 4.6

Landscape generation software can now export clouds to other DCC apps in OpenVDB format.

Friday, November 4th, 2022