Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.3
Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including updates to virtual textures, trace sets, and the Neural Radiance Cache.
Friday, April 24th, 2026
network rendering
You can now use V-Ray free for commercial work in Blender
See the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other pro renderers.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
KeyShot releases KeyShot Studio 2026.1
Rendering and visualization software gets support for OpenPBR materials in USD files, and updates to the rendering and animation toolsets.
Friday, March 27th, 2026
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.2
Check out the latest features in the GPU production renderer, including support for meshlet streaming in network renders.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for Maya
Check out the changes to the Maya edition of the renderer, including a new displacement material, and a viewport live link to Vantage.
Saturday, December 13th, 2025
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.15
Check out the new features in the open-source release of DreamWorks Animation's renderer. used on movies like The Wild Robot.
Sunday, June 15th, 2025
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1
Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.7
Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Wild Robot.
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2024.1
Discover the new features in the latest version of the GPU renderer - and which features are now scheduled for future releases.
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
Chaos ends perpetual licenses of crowd animation tool anima
Perpetual anima Pro licenses and sales of individual metropoly 3D stock characters discontinued in favor of anima All subscriptions.
Friday, August 2nd, 2024
Chaos releases Corona 12 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Check out the new features in the 3ds Max and Cinema 4D renderer, including 'VFB 2.0' and initial integration with Chaos Vantage.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024
Download Vue, PlantFactory and PlantCatalog for free
E-on software's digital nature tools are now available as free perpetual licenses, but development has been discontinued. Read our FAQs here.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.5
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