Sneak peek: Houdini 20.5
See all the key features in the next major update to Houdini, from modeling, animation and simulation to the COPERNICUS framework.
Friday, June 14th, 2024
Hydra delegate
Check out the new features in Vue 2024 and PlantFactory 2024
Final versions of the now-discontinued digital nature tools are available free for commercial use. Discover their features here.
Friday, May 10th, 2024
5 key features in Blender 4.0
Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
Sneak peek: Houdini 20
See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, including updates to animation and simulation and the Karma renderer.
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
QuiltiX: a new open-source MaterialX material editor
Free node-based tool lets users author MaterialX materials for use in renderers like Arnold and Karma.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Houdini Update 2
Check out the latest changes to the Houdini edition of V-Ray, including a new unified installer, and updates to the Hydra render delegate for Solaris.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
Autodesk ships Maya 2024.1 and Maya Creative 2024.1
3D animation apps get new Hydra for Maya render delegate, plus updates to the LookdevX toolset.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
AMD releases Radeon ProRender 3.1
Free GPU renderer gets support for new bevel shader, better viewport rendering, support for light linking.
Monday, March 13th, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Houdini
Houdini edition of the renderer gets improved support for rendering clouds, oceans and hair.
Thursday, December 15th, 2022
Blender will no longer ditch the VFX Reference platform
Open-source 3D app to revert to supporting the industry standard after criticism from VFX artists.
Thursday, September 29th, 2022
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
AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.2 for Blender and Maya
Free physically accurate GPU renderer gets new toon shading mode and deformation motion blur.
Monday, July 12th, 2021
AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.1 for Blender and Maya
Free GPU renderer get supports for Cryptomatte AOVs, and a new 16-bit Machine Learning denoiser.
Thursday, April 1st, 2021