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MaterialX

New open shading model intended to supersede both Adobe and Autodesk's standard materials reaches its milestone 1.0 release.

Wednesday, June 5th, 2024

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from updates to LookdevX to a sneak peek at character rigging in Bifrost.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.

Monday, April 29th, 2024

Check out the changes in the compatibility-breaking update to the renderer, including better denoising and progressive rendering.

Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Check out the latest features in the 3D modeling and animation app, from the new Smart Extrude system to LookdevX, Arnold and Bifrost.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Croods: A New Age.

Sunday, March 3rd, 2024

Maya edition of the renderer gets support for MaterialX, initial support for LookdevX, and the option to scatter lights with Chaos Scatter.

Monday, February 19th, 2024

Industry body to guide OpenUSD development gets new members, and enters agreement to ensure interoperability with glTF.

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

Sizeable update to the production renderer adds MaterialX support, new Enscape bridge, and updates to V-Ray GPU and Chaos Scatter.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering software, including updates to Booleans, animation and USD for 3ds Max.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

Promising tool lets you set up a USD-based VFX pipeline 'out of the box'. Works with Blender, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, UE5 and ZBrush.

Friday, November 3rd, 2023