Pixar unveils RenderMan 22 and RenderMan XPU
Heavyweight renderer to get new live link to compatible DCC apps, new hybrid CPU/GPU render tech.
Monday, August 7th, 2017
Arnold
Isotropix releases Clarisse 3.5
Big update to layout and look dev tool adds object scattering, support for Light Path Expressions and Cryptomatte, new PBR material.
Monday, July 31st, 2017
Watch the best CG shorts from Siggraph 2017
Watch highlights of 15 of the year's best animated and VFX shorts, with accompanying tech breakdowns.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
Autodesk ships Maya 2018
Viewport 2.0 becomes the primary viewport; new features added to the MASH motion graphics and Bifröst fluid simulation toolsets.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
Golaem ships Golaem 6
Maya crowd animation tool gets new options for creating custom AI, support for traffic simulation, plus new dynamic emission system.
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
Foundry partners J Cube to distribute Multiverse Studio
Foundry to resell the high-performance USD/Alembic data-transfer framework used on Logan and Doctor Strange.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2017
Basefount ships Miarmy 5.5
Simulate large scenes up to 20x faster with the Maya crowd tool's new intelligent instancing system. Redshift support also now added.
Friday, June 23rd, 2017
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2017.1
3D texture painting software gets support for HBAO, new live edge wear system, 230 new alphas.
Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.5 for Modo
Update improves GPU rendering, adds support for Arnold's alShader, OSL, scenes created in other versions of V-Ray.
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
Autodesk and Microsoft unveil Azure Batch Rendering
New cloud-based rendering service will let users submit jobs directly inside 3ds Max and Maya. Sign up for the preview.
Friday, May 26th, 2017
Nvidia releases Mental Ray for 3ds Max
New plugin version of Mental Ray is the first for 3ds Max 2018. Use it for free, if not for network renders.
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Autodesk to discontinue perpetual licences of Arnold
Firm reverses its policy on acquiring the renderer from Solid Angle last April, moves to rental-only pricing.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
Solid Angle ships Arnold 5
Release improves speed and quality, adds new physically based shaders. Updated: new Houdini plugin HtoA 2.0 now available.
Friday, April 21st, 2017