Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp
Big update to the SketchUp edition of the renderer adds support for viewport rendering and hybrid CPU/GPU renders.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
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Trimble releases SketchUp Pro 2018
Architectural modeling tool gets new options for section cuts and BIM data, plus native STL export.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
Liquid Dream Solutions ships ButterflyNetRender 7.0
Update to renderfarm manager restores desktop controller app in addition to web-based interface.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
Xsens releases MVN Animate 2018
Firm claims that its new software lets inertial motion capture match optical systems for data accuracy.
Monday, November 13th, 2017
Red Giant ships Universe 2.2
Library of add-ons for editing and compositing software gets updated VHS and Retrograde effects, plus 11 new, mainly retro-style transitions.
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
Foundry ships Modo 11.2
Videos: See the new Principled BRDF shader and procedural modelling tools in action. Lots of UV workflow improvements, too.
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
Act-3D releases Lumion 8.0
Real-time visualisation tool gets new Styles option for generating render variants, new Sky Light and soft shadows, support for 4K video.
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
Autodesk ships SketchBook 4.0 for iOS and Android
Updated with new Android version: Sketching app gets support for 100 megapixel images, predictive stroke system.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
innoBright ships Altus 1.9
Standalone render denoising tool gets streamlined full-screen GUI. CUDA version dropped in favour of 'faster, more reliable' OpenCL.
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
Serif ships Affinity Photo 1.6 and Affinity Designer 1.6
New versions of the image editing and vector design apps come with free bonus resources worth $200+.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017
Shotgun Software releases Shotgun 7.5
Production tracking system gets new options for grouping and tagging projects, support for two-factor authentication.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017
Autodesk ships Flame 2018.3
Fourth update to Flame this year adds 360° viewing mode for VR, new Motion Warp tracking system, improved waveform monitoring.
Friday, October 27th, 2017
IKinema releases Action 5.0 for Maya
Update to mocap solving plugin aims to let users stream, retarget and clean data in Maya in real time.
Friday, October 27th, 2017