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Houdini

Latest update to the production renderer extends support for MaterialX Lama and checkpointing inside RenderMan XPU.

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Check out the changes to the GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya, including updates to displacement.

Thursday, December 4th, 2025

Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Check out the new features in the terrain generator, including ORBX export to OctaneRender and a new Godot integration plugin.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Friday, November 14th, 2025

Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.

Thursday, November 13th, 2025

Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' of images, stock FX clips, 3D models and textures into an organized VFX asset library, See its new features.

Thursday, November 6th, 2025

Set of over 1,300 detailed 3D assets for kitbashing retrofuturistic cities in Unreal Engine is free on Fab for two weeks. For commercial use.

Tuesday, November 4th, 2025

Update to the popular effects plugin makes it easier to exchange simulation caches with Houdini, Bifrost, EmberGen and LiquiGen.

Monday, October 6th, 2025

Latest update to the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver improves collisions between smoke and surrounding objects.

Thursday, September 25th, 2025

Big update to the GPU-based terrain generator adds new biome and object scattering systems. See all of the changes, and the new pricing.

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025

Check out the changes to the kitbash asset library's browser app, plus the free 3D vehicles, models and materials available through it.

Sunday, September 21st, 2025

Ambitious start-up's €240,000/year is the biggest contribution to Blender of any GPU manufacturer - before it has even shipped a card.

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025