Redshift

Maxon releases Redshift 2026.3

Check out the new features in the GPU-accelerated production renderer for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya.

Monday, February 23rd, 2026

Maxon releases Cinebench 2026

Popular free CG benchmark now supports Apple M4 and M5 processors, AMD 9000 series GPUs and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.

Monday, January 5th, 2026

Maxon releases Redshift 2026.2

Check out the changes to the GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya, including updates to displacement.

Thursday, December 4th, 2025

Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2026.1

Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and animation software, including new Advanced Distributions for motion graphics.

Thursday, December 4th, 2025

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.1

Big update to the GPU renderer adds meshlet streaming for dense geometry, and support for 3DGS data, MaterialX and OpenPBR.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2026.0

Small update to the 3D animation and motion graphics software makes two 'general enhancements' but adds no new major features.

Friday, September 12th, 2025

Maxon releases Redshift 2026.0

Check out the changes in this sizeable update to the production renderer, including the new Redshift Sun & Sky and Clouds objects.

Thursday, September 11th, 2025

Ephere releases Ornatrix 3ds Max 9

Check out the changes to the 3ds Max hair plugin for games and VFX, including a new Warp Roots modifier to help groom feathers.

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Ephere releases Ornatrix Maya 5

Check out the changes to the Maya plugin for creating hair and fur for games and VFX, including fast new workflows for braiding hair.

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

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