Review: Iray for 3ds Max
Jason Lewis benchmarks the new, more powerful plugin version of Nvidia's GPU-based renderer with a range of real-world graphics cards.
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
GPU-accelerated
AlphaVFX ships BulletFX 4
Fast-evolving 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets revamped FLIP fluid, cloth and FEM solvers, better V-Ray support, plus more streamlined UI.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
Chaos Group releases V-Ray for Modo
New native Modo version of renderer uses same core tech as Max and Maya versions, but costs $340 less.
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
Redshift 2.0 ships: new 3ds Max version also available
Hotly tipped biased GPU-based renderer gets new PBR material, support for volumetrics and baking.
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
See BodyPaint 3D's new GPU-based painting engine
The upcoming OpenGL engine in Cinema 4D's painting toolset should improve interactivity when texturing large assets.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
Next Limit releases RealFlow | Cinema 4D
Now shipping: New $795 edition of the fluid simulator is 'fully integrated' inside C4D, though it lacks some advanced tools.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
AMD releases FireRender for 3ds Max
Updated: free OpenCL-based GPU-accelerated path tracing renderer now available in beta.
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.4 for 3ds Max and Maya
Update to the renderer adds neat interactive denoising system, improved GI and GPU rendering.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Otoy releases OctaneRender 3.0
Now shipping: Long-awaited update to GPU renderer to add volumetrics, support for deep pixel compositing.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
LuxRender 1.6 ships
Open-source renderer gets new shadowcatcher system, plus variance clamping to reduce artefacts in renders.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
Blackmagic releases public beta of DaVinci Resolve 12.5
Big update to colour correction and editing app adds new HDR grading tools and GPU-accelerated effects.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
Tachyon Render promises real-time PBR in Cinema 4D
Promising new C4D renderer uses game engine techniques for fast, accurate physically based shading.
Friday, March 11th, 2016
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.3 for Maya
Maya edition of the renderer gets feature parity with 3ds Max; speed boosts of 20-50% on 'most scenes'.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016