Maxon ships Redshift for Mac
Updated: Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya users can now run the renderer on Macs with M1 processors as well as AMD GPUs.
Friday, April 30th, 2021
Cinema 4D
Eye candy: Maxon's 2021 reel
See amazing new motion graphics and VFX created with Cinema 4D and Redshift, then follow our links to breakdowns of the key projects.
Tuesday, April 27th, 2021
Greyscalegorilla goes subscription-only
Greyscalegorilla Plus subs now give access to all of the firm's C4D plugins, resources and training.
Monday, April 26th, 2021
Maxon ships Cinema 4D S24
Subscriber-only update to the 3D animation software adds new asset browser and scene manager, and new physics-enabled layout tools.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
Chaos Czech previews Corona Renderer 7
Check out the new features due in the next major update to the 3ds Max and Cinema 4D renderer.
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
Download free parallax maps from wParallax
Add fake 3D interiors to buildings with these 1K and 3K EXR textures for 3ds Max, C4D and Blender. Commercial use.
Monday, March 22nd, 2021
Next Limit ships Maxwell 5.2
Physically based renderer gets GPU support for Multilight, including Nvidia's Ampere GPUs. Now loads Substance .sbsar files.
Friday, March 12th, 2021
Master concept modelling in virtual reality
Create a vehicle using free VR design tool Gravity Sketch in The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
Octane X is now available in the Mac App Store
Metal-native GPU renderer is now free for a year on any Mac capable of running macOS 11.2 Big Sur.
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Maxon acquires forger
Cinema 4D developer buys the veteran digital sculpting app. Creator Javier Edo joins Maxon as a principal software developer.
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Review: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 GPU
See how Nvidia's top-of-the-range Ampere card performs in real-world DCC and GPU rendering tests.
Saturday, February 27th, 2021
Houdini Engine for UE4 and Unity now free to all users
Houdini Engine plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine now free for larger studios, not just indie artists.
Friday, February 26th, 2021
Eye candy: Chaos Czech's new Corona Renderer showreel
See beautiful new work rendered in Corona, from photorealistic visualisations to animated shorts.
Monday, February 22nd, 2021