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New 3ds Max asset manager will let users create and share visual libraries of 3D models, with support for key proxy formats and LODs.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

Latest update to the renderer adds the option to pause offline renders, better support for Alembic files, and network rendering on Linux.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

Big update reworks the layout and rendering tool's lighting pipeline and adds USD support. See the key features and pricing changes here.

Friday, February 1st, 2019

New version of the tree-creation tech lets users generate variant trees and animation inside Clarisse.

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

Hotly tipped real-time Cinema 4D PBR render engine gets first paid release. Version 1.0 due next year.

Monday, December 17th, 2018

Unity 2018.3 ships

Update adds support for nested prefabs, new particle and terrain tools. Visual Effect Graph and GPU lightmapper out as tech previews.

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

Update to real-time visualisation tool integrates BIMobject's online library of free 3D furniture models.

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

Online changelog suggests that they're both just bugfixes on the way to Maya and Maya LT 2019.

Friday, November 30th, 2018

Long-awaited major update to the GPU renderer adds the Brigade path tracing engine, AI denoising, light linking, new ubermaterial.

Thursday, November 22nd, 2018

Mocha Pro now has 360° tracking tool Mocha VR; Continuum gets 2D particle system particleIllusion.

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

Latest card in Nvidia's new range of 'ray tracing ready' GPUs has similar price to the old Quadro P4000.

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

New app converts scenes created in other editions of V-Ray for use in UE4, also baking out V-Ray lights.

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Update adds node-based material editor, new skin and hair shaders, automated conversion of C4D and V-Ray materials.

Monday, November 5th, 2018