April 25, 2023
Check out the changes to the open standard for materials and look dev data, widely used in VFX software. Read More »
April 18, 2023
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too. Read More »
March 30, 2023
See the crazy motion graphics effects created by the renderer's distance shader, supported in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini & Maya. Read More »
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 »
November 9, 2022
Major update to Omniverse's scene layout app adds new physics features and support for MaterialX. Read More »
August 8, 2022
Need to recreate ketchup in your CG software? This free online database has the info you need. Read More »
August 4, 2022
VFX industry body to oversee development of open standards for plugins and asset management. 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 »
July 18, 2022
See a full list of new features in the next version of Houdini, including updates to creature effects, fluid simulation, Solaris and Karma. Read More »
July 4, 2022
Check out the new features in this sizeable update to the USD-native shot layout and look dev solution. Read More »
June 16, 2022
3D animation software gets updates to Boolean modelling, vertex painting and HumanIK, plus new C++ SDK in Bifrost for Maya. Read More »
June 3, 2022
Free plugin for composing and rendering USD scenes in Blender can now export animated USD files. Read More »
December 21, 2021
Now officially shipping: new plugin lets users import, compose and render USD scenes in Blender. Read More »
December 9, 2021
Clarisse's much-anticipated hybrid CPU/GPU renderer available via early access builds of Clarisse 5.5. Read More »
December 2, 2021
See what's new in RenderMan, Redshift, Enscape, R3DS Wrap and Render Manager 2 for 3ds Max. 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 28, 2021
See the key changes planned for the open-source 3D software from Blender 3.0 to Blender 3.7 in 2023. Read More »
October 27, 2021
Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU. 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 »
