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PBR

Major update to the hybrid 2D/3D rendering software adds new PBR render engine and UV baking tools.

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Major update to the heavyweight production renderer adds Pixar's own in-house shaders and lights, removes Reyes rendering and RSL.

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Updated: Onelvxe Studios' add-on mimics RenderMan's 'ubershader' in Blender. Now a paid-for product as well as a free beta.

Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

Big update to voxel sculpting and painting package adds 'completely remade' PBR shading system, plus neat new low-poly retopology tools.

Saturday, July 9th, 2016

Hotly tipped biased GPU-based renderer gets new PBR material, support for volumetrics and baking.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2016

Big update to game engine includes new Sequencer cinematics editor. Source code for the upcoming VR Editor also available.

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Updated: See the new scene editor and a side-by-side performance comparison with LightWave 2015.

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Promising new C4D renderer uses game engine techniques for fast, accurate physically based shading.

Friday, March 11th, 2016

New node-based image editor lets users design normal maps and preview the result in a PBR viewport.

Monday, February 15th, 2016

Updated: Free R2 update adds new edge wear presets, Quixel-like Dynamask system to the powerful collection of Mari tools.

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

Promising real-time PBR render engine now supports C4D's standard renderer for final-quality images.

Friday, January 15th, 2016

Texture painting software gets updated brush engine, plus new Dota 2, car paint and velvet shaders.

Friday, December 18th, 2015

Updated, now shipping: Games texturing toolkit gets powerful 3D painting and map baking options. See the new features in action here.

Monday, November 30th, 2015