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Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.

Thursday, July 11th, 2024

See all the key features in the next major update to Houdini, from modeling, animation and simulation to the COPERNICUS framework.

Friday, June 14th, 2024

Check out the latest features in the renderer, including this cross-hatching effect in the new Non-Photorealistic Rendering system.

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

Check out the latest update to the heavyweight production renderer, including support for OpenVDB caching in the RIS render mode.

Friday, April 26th, 2024

Big update to the renderer adds non-photorealistic reneriing system, overhauls volume rendering, and adds official support for AMD GPUs.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app in the first major update since Foundry's reboot of its development strategy.

Monday, March 4th, 2024

Add-on brings the outline rendering toolset used on anime movies to the open-source 3D app. Now supports viewport rendering and EPS export.

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Sizeable update to the GPU ray tracing renderer adds real-time caustics, and cutaway rendering.

Thursday, August 17th, 2023

Release 'lays the foundation' for non-photorealistic rendering in the GPU/CPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya and Houdini.

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

Interesting fork of the open-source 3D software adds animation and rendering features for anime artists.

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.

Friday, June 30th, 2023

Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

Check out the new features in the physically based GPU renderer. You can use it for free in a web browser.

Friday, March 17th, 2023