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OpenPBR Surface

Latest major update to the material authoring software adds new 3D Shape Splatter node, SDF shape creation tools, OpenPBR support.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

Check out the new features in the VFX renderer, including OpenPBR support and changes to USD support specific to the Maya edition.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

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

Wednesday, June 5th, 2024

Compositing, finishing and effects software gets a new Annotations system and two new AI models for generating depth maps from clips.

Tuesday, April 21st, 2026

Check out the latest features in the production renderer, including support for Windows on ARM and hardware ray tracing on AMD GPUs.

Tuesday, April 21st, 2026

Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including support for free motion graphics software Autograph.

Tuesday, April 21st, 2026

Insydium's popular Cinema 4D particle tool is coming to Blender. Read our FAQs on its likely price, features and release date.

Monday, April 20th, 2026

New features in the 3D clothing design tool include a 3D Pencil, updates to garment rigging and animation, and glTF support.

Monday, April 20th, 2026

Discover how to set up, block and refine a movie-quality animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.

Monday, April 20th, 2026