Get finalRender for free
New free edition of the 3ds Max production renderer lacks hybrid CPU/GPU and network rendering, but can be used commercially.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
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Tech focus: Modo's new mPath render engine
Modo's new path tracer promises faster, more flexible renders than the default CPU engine. Discover how it works.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Uppercut releases U-Render 2019.11 for Cinema 4D
'Really real-time' renderer for Cinema 4D now out of early access - and now supports volumetrics.
Friday, November 8th, 2019
Blender 2.80 ships
Major update to the open-source 3D software ships after four years of planning and development. Discover its key features here.
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Autodesk unveils Arnold 5.4
Update to the renderer adds initial support for OSL and OpenVDB in Arnold GPU, plus new Clip Geo shader for rendering cutaways.
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Uppercut releases U-Render 2019.06 for Cinema 4D
'Really real-time' physically based renderer gets support for 360° spherical and overscan rendering.
Friday, June 21st, 2019
Cebas releases finalRender for Maya 2018 as free open beta
Old production edition of the renderer now updated for Maya 2018 and free for commercial use.
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
Chaos Group launches Chaos Cloud online rendering service
Accessible within nine key editions of V-Ray, with Corona Renderer and Phoenix FD to come, but limited GPU support as yet.
Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Reallusion ships iClone 7.4 and launches iClone Open
New open Python API will let developers create custom tools for the real-time animation software.
Sunday, January 6th, 2019
Uppercut launches U-Render in early access
Hotly tipped real-time Cinema 4D PBR render engine gets first paid release. Version 1.0 due next year.
Monday, December 17th, 2018
SideFX gives all Houdini Indie users a free extra licence
Maximum resolution of rendered output also raised to 4K, although the yearly rental price is up slightly.
Thursday, February 8th, 2018
Download HitFilm Express 2017 for free
Free editing and compositing app gets new audio and 360 degree video tools; support for 4K footage.
Friday, May 19th, 2017
my.SketchUp lets you use SketchUp in your web browser
Now in free public beta: Trimble's new online version of SketchUp even runs on Linux or Chrome OS.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016