iToo Software releases Forest Pack 7.4.3 for 3ds Max
Scattering plugin gets support for V-Ray 6, plus new options for replacing scene objects by name.
Thursday, July 14th, 2022
Corona Renderer
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max
Latest update makes the renderer subscription-only, but licences work across 8 other host applications.
Thursday, July 7th, 2022
Chaos Czech ships Corona 8 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Major update to the renderer adds new object scattering, decal and cutaway systems, plus new pricing.
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022
New CGarchitect rendering survey shows trends in arch viz
V-Ray and Corona still dominate market, but UE4, Twinmotion and D5 Render all gaining ground.
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
Chaos and Enscape to merge
Private equity-led deal to unite developers of three of arch viz's most popular renderers. All of both firms' products remain available.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
Best Black Friday and winter 2021 discounts for CG artists
Updated with Christmas and New Year deals: save money on CG software, hardware and assets.
Thursday, December 23rd, 2021
iToo Software releases RailClone 5 for 3ds Max
Parametric modelling plugin gets new banking controls for splines; can now distribute lights and VDBs.
Friday, December 17th, 2021
5 tools updates you may have missed in November 2021
See what's new in RenderMan, Redshift, Enscape, R3DS Wrap and Render Manager 2 for 3ds Max.
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
Enter the 2021 Hum3D Car Render Challenge
Enter the top CG art contest before 8 December, and you could win prizes worth thousands of dollars.
Sunday, September 19th, 2021
Chaos Czech releases Corona Renderer 7
Updated: 3ds Max and Cinema 4D editions of the renderer both ship. Check out their new features here.
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Intel releases Open Image Denoise 1.4
Check out this major update to the CPU-based render denoising system used in Blender and Unity.
Monday, May 24th, 2021
Motiva ships Layama 1.5
Datasmith creator's unusual tool for turning 3ds Max, Blender and UE4 scenes into 'pseudo VR' gets new option to add interactive hotspots.
Wednesday, April 28th, 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