Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new MassFX physics system
New video shows real-time simulation of rigid bodies and mCloth - but is it GPU-accelerated?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
GPU-accelerated
AGF Multimedia releases DarkCorner for After Effects
GPU-accelerated plugin calculates ambient occlusion from the Z-depth data embedded in your renders.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
3DAliens ships GPU-based version of glu3D for Max
Fluid dynamics plugin for 3ds Max updated to take advantage of CUDA-based graphics cards.
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Chaos Group ships update to V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max
Free update adds native support for Ornatrix hair, improved fur rendering, expanded GPU-based workflow.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.61
Update incorporates the new GPU-accelerated Cycles raytracing engine into the open source 3D app.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
RandomControl adds SSS to Arion renderer
Version 1.5.1 of hybrid CPU/GPU renderer also adds 'state of the art' BRDF system, real-world emitters.
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Chaos Group releases Phoenix FD 2.0 for 3ds Max
GPU-accelerated fluid simulator gets new tools for creating foam and splashes, better viewport preview.
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Refractive Software unveils OctaneRender for 3ds Max
New plugin to enable artists to use the physically accurate GPU-based renderer directly inside 3ds Max.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
MachStudio Pro developer StudioGPU shuts up shop
Developer of GPU-accelerated renderer takes website offline - but app can still be downloaded for free.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Sony releases OpenCL accelerated Vegas Pro 11
Claims GPU acceleration makes 'world's first Windows OpenCL NLE' two to four times faster.
Monday, October 17th, 2011
AAA Studio releases FurryBall 2.1 for Maya
Production-proven GPU-accelerated renderer gains support for real-time DoF, Bokeh effects, motion blur.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Indigo RT: sub-$200 GPU-based unbiased renderer
Glare Technologies launches inexpensive new addition to its line-up of physically based renderers.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The Foundry ships Mari 1.3: now with Ptex support
Latest update to 3D painting tool also adds displacement preview, environment mapping.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011