March 15, 2023
Now available: ray tracing renderer used on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has been released under an Apache 2.0 licence. Read More »
November 21, 2022
New version of the renderer adds native Apple Silicon support and improves USD workflow. 3ds Max, C4D and Maya plugins updated. Read More »
September 15, 2022
3D modelling and animation app gets faster viewport animation playback, plus updates to the rigging and Blue Pencil toolsets. Read More »
July 21, 2022
Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma. Read More »
June 3, 2022
Free plugin for composing and rendering USD scenes in Blender can now export animated USD files. Read More »
March 26, 2022
Option to use renderers like Cycles, OctaneRender and V-Ray inside Omniverse apps due soon. Read More »
December 14, 2021
Lighting and look dev software gets new Nuke Bridge for live linking to Nuke comps, updates to the Hydra Viewer and Foresight+ rendering. Read More »
December 11, 2021
Update to the Houdini edition of the renderer extends V-Ray for Solaris, improves the hair material. Read More »
November 30, 2021
Check out next year's roadmap for the GPU renderer, and the new features in OctaneRender 2022.1 XB0, the first public preview build. Read More »
October 19, 2021
Major update to the renderer adds Open Image Denoise and real-time colour correction, and extends Arnold GPU and USD workflows. Read More »
September 14, 2021
Neat Maya and Houdini add-on lets you edit ultra-complex lighting set-ups interactively in the viewport. Read More »
August 2, 2021
Cinema 4D and LoUPE developers become members of industry body to promote open-source VFX tech. Read More »
June 15, 2021
Activision's neat open-source USD Shell Extension lets you view and edit USD files directly in Windows. Read More »
February 26, 2021
Updated: new connection plugins available for Nvidia's collaboration platform, now in free public beta. Read More »
January 30, 2021
VFX production renderer gets new V-Ray-style light mixer, improved GPU rendering and USD support, and support for OpenColorIO 2.0. Read More »
December 2, 2020
See what's new in the next major updates to the GPU renderer and its new RNDR+ subscription deal. Read More »
October 30, 2020
Big update to the lighting and look dev tool adds new artist-focused lighting workflows and powerful new 'Foresight Rendering' system. Read More »
October 29, 2020
Renderer gets new post effects framework, physically correct nested dielectrics, improvements to USD support and Arnold GPU. Read More »
August 6, 2020
Big update cuts render times on modern multi-core CPUs; adds new IPR window for 3ds Max users, and new Cinema 4D scattering system. Read More »
July 2, 2020
Nifty work from Tangent Animation makes Cycles a Hydra delegate in Houdini's Solaris look dev toolset. Read More »
