March 26, 2023
Check out the new features in the USD-native layout and look dev toolset. Free edition now updated. Read More »
July 4, 2022
Check out the new features in this sizeable update to the USD-native shot layout and look dev solution. Read More »
December 14, 2021
Lighting and look dev software gets new Nuke Bridge for live linking to Nuke comps, updates to the Hydra Viewer and Foresight+ rendering. Read More »
June 7, 2021
Check out the new features in J Cube's USD-native Maya layout, look dev and lighting toolset. Freelancers can use it for free. Read More »
October 30, 2020
Big update to the lighting and look dev tool adds new artist-focused lighting workflows and powerful new 'Foresight Rendering' system. Read More »
August 10, 2020
Big update to the lighting and look dev tool to add new 'artist-focused' lighting workflows, support for multiple simultaneous test renders. Read More »
June 16, 2020
Check out the new snapping options in the lighting and look dev tool, and the new toon shading system in its 3Delight NSI renderer. Read More »
November 27, 2019
Major update to Houdini adds new look dev and layout system Solaris, USD-native renderer Karma, new modelling and simulation tools. Read More »
November 6, 2019
Update extends the 3D texturing app's procedural materials system, adds V-Ray and 3Delight shaders, and streamlines the node graph. Read More »
August 21, 2019
Sizeable update to the Maya fur and feathers plugin adds support for Alembic and OpenColorIO, plus new volumetric hair guide model. Read More »
July 23, 2019
Maya crowd animation software gets standalone crowd layout tool, plus new live link plugin for round-tripping shots to Unreal Engine. Read More »
July 2, 2019
Popular Maya plugin on sale to US studios again - and with a 15% discount until 31 July to celebrate. Read More »
July 20, 2018
Powerful Maya fur and feathers plugin gets new Braids geometry type, support for layered grooms, option to scatter points on fibres. Read More »
April 11, 2018
Fascinating demo shows quest to remove "bullshit parameters" from the renderer, free with the upcoming Katana 3.0. Read More »
January 16, 2018
Heavyweight VFX scene assembly tool gets support for Alembic and USD sequences, AR content in USDZ format. Read More »
August 1, 2017
Powerful RenderMan-compliant renderer will be available as free interactive rendering plugin when Katana 3.0 ships. Read More »
June 29, 2017
Maya crowd animation tool gets new options for creating custom AI, support for traffic simulation, plus new dynamic emission system. Read More »
June 27, 2017
Foundry to resell the high-performance USD/Alembic data-transfer framework used on Logan and Doctor Strange. Read More »
December 12, 2016
New free, time-unlimited edition lets artists try the Maya crowd simulation tool before they buy. Support for Redshift also added. Read More »
August 3, 2016
Now shipping: Katana 2.5 makes powerful look dev tool available to non-Linux users for the first time. Read More »