Corona Renderer for Cinema 4D moves into free beta
Beta 1 release adds support for interactive rendering, the Corona Image Editor, and material layering.
Monday, February 5th, 2018
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Chaos Group releases Beta 1 of V-Ray Next for 3ds Max
Updated: Find more info on the new light cache analysis-based 'smart features' like auto exposure.
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
Unity Technologies releases Unity 2018.1 in beta
New C#-scriptable render pipeline and node-based shader editor, but no more native Substance support.
Thursday, January 11th, 2018
Appleseed renderer gets new native Maya plugin
Version 1.8 of the open-source physically based renderer also adds procedural objects, render-time instancing.
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
FXhome ships HitFilm Pro 6.0
All-in-one compositing and effects tool gets new editing and 2D animation options. Price down $50, but you no longer get Ignite Pro.
Friday, November 24th, 2017
Nukeygara ships Akeytsu 1.0
Now shipping: innovative new tool aims to rethink rigging and animation for artists, not engineers. Check out the feature set here.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 2017.2
Now shipping: update adds 'direct roundtrip' workflow with 3ds Max and Maya; new lightmapping and particles options.
Thursday, October 12th, 2017
Pilgway releases 3D-Coat 4.8
Now shipping: Update extends the sculpting and painting app's Smart Materials and retopo systems, adds support for RenderMan rendering.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
Blackmagic Design ships DaVinci Resolve 14
Now shipping: Grading app gets Fairlight audio mixing, 20 new effects filters, collaboration tools. Price cut to $299.
Friday, September 8th, 2017
New beta of Unity 2017.2 adds support for Google's ARCore
Support for the augmented reality tech for Android phones also due in Unreal Engine 4.18 next month.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
D3CRYPT3D releases new free beta of PolyPort
Interesting tool lets you encrypt 3D models to prevent piracy. Now works with Blender and Maya.
Monday, August 28th, 2017
Nevercenter releases Silo 2.5
First update to the lightweight subdivision surface modelling tool for nearly three years adds FBX, Collada support; overhauls the UI.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
Nurulize unveils Atom View and Nu Design
Amazing new VR toolset lets artists stream complex VFX assets into game engines via point clouds.
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017