Autodesk ships Arnold 6.0.4
Big update cuts render times on modern multi-core CPUs; adds new IPR window for 3ds Max users, and new Cinema 4D scattering system.
Thursday, August 6th, 2020
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Sneak peeks: Redshift RT and Redshift for Blender
Videos: see the GPU renderer's powerful real-time hybrid render engine and new Blender plugin.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
Chaos Group releases Project Lavina Beta 0.4
New tool for real-time ray traced previews of V-Ray scenes gets new animation editor, physical camera.
Thursday, July 9th, 2020
See Blender's Cycles renderer running in the Houdini viewport
Nifty work from Tangent Animation makes Cycles a Hydra delegate in Houdini's Solaris look dev toolset.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
Download over 90,000 free IES lighting files from IES Library
Browse real-world lighting data files for use in DCC or CAD software, complete with rendered previews.
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
Chaos Group releases V-Ray for Unreal Update 3
Plugin transfers scenes created in other editions of V-Ray to UE4 for rendering. Check out what's new.
Thursday, June 25th, 2020
e-on software ships Vue R5 and PlantFactory R5
Check out the new features in the lastest updates to e-on's landscape and plant generation software.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
Chaos Group launches the V-Ray Collection
$699/year subscription includes 11 editions of V-Ray, plus Phoenix FD, Project Lavina and VRScans assets.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
Chaos Group ships V-Ray 5
The next generation of V-Ray is now out of beta, and available to buy. Check out the new features in Chaos Group's powerful renderer.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2021.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modelling and animation tool, including new interactive extrusion and texture baking workflows.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020
Download Nvidia's free Quadro Experience workflow app
Free app for Quadro GPU users records footage of DCC tools like 3ds Max and Maya for use in asset reviews or training.
Thursday, May 28th, 2020
Review: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
See how AMD's flagship 64-core workstation CPU performs in Jason Lewis's real-world CG benchmarks.
Thursday, May 28th, 2020
Check out the new features coming up in Redshift 3.0
Check out the new features in the latest experimental build of the GPU production renderer.
Wednesday, May 27th, 2020