Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2018
Update replaces the mental ray renderer with Arnold 5, adds new options for customising the interface and editing motion paths.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
Arnold
Sneak peek: Arnold 5
See new features due in the next release of the renderer, including a physically based hair shader, better volumetrics, and support for OSL.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.5 for Maya
Sizeable update to renderer adds interactive lights, better interactive look dev, resumable rendering.
Thursday, March 30th, 2017
3ds Max 2018 will include Arnold, not Mental Ray
Max 2018 to include a limited-use version of Arnold in place of Iray or Mental Ray when it ships this April.
Friday, March 24th, 2017
The Gnomon Workshop releases Introduction to Arnold
Master lighting and rendering in Arnold with this complete primer from The Mill's Robert Chapman.
Sunday, February 26th, 2017
3d-io releases Exr-IO 1.02 for Photoshop
Updated: Handy free plugin lets PS load or save multi-layer EXR files. Now supports batch processing.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
Download Kungfujackrabbit Studio's 12 free Arnold shaders
Get 12 free metal, plastic and glass shaders for Arnold and Maya 2017, all licensed for commercial use.
Sunday, February 12th, 2017
DGDM releases SLiB Leuchtkraft 1.6 for Maya
Updated: Nifty Maya lighting design plugin gets support for dome lights, option to import custom HDRIs.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
Cryptomatte automatically pulls ID mattes from renders
Updated: Psyop's open-source tech for pulling mattes from Arnold renders now works with Fusion as well as Nuke.
Monday, January 23rd, 2017
V-Ray and Arnold creators win Sci-Tech Academy Awards
Pioneers of facial motion capture and digital cinematography also win technology world 'Oscars'.
Friday, January 6th, 2017
The 10 best visual effects breakdowns of 2016
Watch our pick of the best movie, TV and commercials breakdown videos created in the past year.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
Gnomon releases Character Modeling for Production
Master industry-standard ZBrush, Maya and Marvelous Designer workflows with this essential four-hour tutorial.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2016
Sneak peek: V-Ray 3.5 for 3ds Max
New video: New features will include resumable rendering and major updates to V-Ray RT GPU.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2016