March 22, 2023
Major update turns the gaseous fluid simulator into a multiphysics toolkit. Now subscription-only. Read More »
December 15, 2022
Houdini edition of the renderer gets improved support for rendering clouds, oceans and hair. Read More »
June 17, 2022
Promising motion graphics add-on gets support for rendering volumetrics like smoke and clouds. Read More »
November 30, 2021
Check out next year's roadmap for the GPU renderer, and the new features in OctaneRender 2022.1 XB0, the first public preview build. Read More »
November 20, 2021
Free GPU renderer gets better support for fog, smoke and clouds, plus Deep EXR export from Maya. Read More »
August 4, 2021
Updated: 3ds Max and Cinema 4D editions of the renderer both ship. Check out their new features here. Read More »
March 23, 2021
Check out the new features due in the next major update to the 3ds Max and Cinema 4D renderer. Read More »
May 1, 2020
See the new features coming up in this major update to the renderer, like the beautiful new sky model. Read More »
April 8, 2018
Get Jacek Pilarski's 16-bit panoramas of clouds at widths over 6,000px, for use in matte paintings. Read More »
October 11, 2016
Read a run-down of what's new in the landscape-generation software on Planetside's updated website. Read More »
September 23, 2016
New version of landcape generator available to buy. Former Animation module now included as standard. Read More »
June 22, 2015
Get 115 free cloud photos, suitable for CG backplates or in matte work. Licensed for commercial use. Read More »
August 20, 2014
Updated and now shipping: Turn any model into an editable, relightable cloud with this neat Maya plugin. Read More »
March 15, 2013
Major update adds better ocean-surface sims and cloud sculpting via DreamWorks' OpenVDB technology. Read More »
November 28, 2012
Intuitive real-time visualisation tool gains GI and realistic reflections, plus attractive new cloud-creation system. Read More »
November 5, 2012
See cool new ways to reconstruct hair from thermal images, clouds from photos and rigs from sketches. Read More »