Chaos releases Vantage 3.1
Real-time ray tracing renderer is now available as a viewport renderer in Houdini, via a Hydra delegate. New smoke and fire simulator, too.
Thursday, December 11th, 2025
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Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for Houdini
Check out the changes to the Houdini edition of the renderer, including a 'completely re-imagined' volume shader for smoke and fire.
Thursday, December 11th, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Week and New Year deals for CG artists
Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.
Friday, November 28th, 2025
Chaos releases Corona 14 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Architectural renderer gets new procedural night sky system, support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, and new AI material generator.
Monday, November 17th, 2025
Chaos releases Vantage 3.0
Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for SketchUp with new AI Upscaler
Major update to the SketchUp edition of the renderer adds new AI tool for upscaling renders to 16K. Check out all the other new features.
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Chaos adopts HIP to unleash AMD acceleration in V-Ray GPU
[Sponsored] Discover how Chaos is porting the GPU functionality of its industry-leading V-Ray renderer to run on AMD Radeon PRO GPUs.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
Globe Plants to close its online store next month
Popular 3D plant creator's models will be available via Chaos's Cosmos asset library after its e-store closes on 1 October 2025.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
Chaos adds AI Material Generator to V-Ray 7.1.2 for SketchUp
Experimental cloud-based tool generates PBR materials and texture maps from real-world reference photos. Find more details here.
Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.1 for Blender
First big update to the new edition of V-Ray for Blender users adds support for Geometry Nodes and a Cycles-to-V-Ray material converter.
Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
Chaos adds new AI tools to V-Ray in V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max, Update 2
Check out the new AI Material Generator and image enhancer in this major update to Chaos's production renderer.
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Chaos backs the Blender Development Fund
Renderer developer's €30,000/year contribution to the open-source 3D app follows the release of the new official edition of V-Ray for Blender.
Friday, July 11th, 2025
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Blender
Long-awaited new edition of V-Ray integrates the production renderer natively in Blender. Check out its features, its limitations, and its price.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025