Download the free edition of RenderMan 25.2
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Now includes RenderMan XPU.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Maya
Pixar releases RenderMan 25
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
AMD unveils Radeon Pro W7900 and W7800 GPUs
Check out the key specs and benchmark scores for AMD's first RDNA 3 GPUs for pro CG work.
Thursday, April 13th, 2023
Zoo Tools Pro's latest tool puts ChatGPT inside Maya
Handy add-on Zoo Chat GPT lets you use the AI chatbot to control Maya with simple text commands.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
Tutorial: Introduction to Maya for Animators
Get started in characxter animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly introduction.
Monday, April 10th, 2023
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.14
Production renderer gets new sky model, new Flakes shader for car paint, new Renderview Backplate, and more updates to Redshift RT.
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
Autodesk unveils Maya Assist
New AI-powered system for controlling Maya by entering natural-language text prompts launches in beta later this month.
Saturday, April 1st, 2023
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.1
See the crazy motion graphics effects created by the renderer's distance shader, supported in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini & Maya.
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
Move.ai now works with Android phones and webcams
Promising AI-based markerless mocap system now works on video from any device, not just iPhones.
Monday, March 20th, 2023
DreamWorks open-sources its MoonRay renderer
Now available: ray tracing renderer used on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has been released under an Apache 2.0 licence.
Wednesday, March 15th, 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
Baguette: a powerful free nodal rigging system for Maya
Get Nims Bun's ultra-flexible rigging framework, used in production at Pixomondo, and now available free.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023