Luxion ships KeyShot 5
Intuitive renderer with growing following among concept artists adds instancing, Sun & Sky system.
Friday, May 30th, 2014
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cebas ships moskitoRender for 3ds Max
Much-anticipated GPU renderer offers unusual materials-agnostic workflow, competitive €295 price.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
AAA Studio cuts price of FurryBall by a third
Cost of a licence of the GPU-accelerated renderer for Maya and 3ds Max down to €599 ($820).
Monday, May 19th, 2014
Eye candy: Blender's Cycles demo reel
Check out cool work rendered using the GPU-based raytracing engine, from cartoon shorts to commercials.
Thursday, April 24th, 2014
[0x1] ships IrayForMaya
New plugin integrates iray renderer natively inside Maya; supports Maya's UVs and shader networks.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Cebas announces moskitoRender for 3ds Max
New GPU-based renderer will "transform", not replace, the long-awaited finalRender 4 GPU.
Monday, March 31st, 2014
Thinkbox Software unveils Stoke MX 2.0
Updated and now in open beta: high-density 3ds Max particle toolkit gets new field-manipulation tools.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
Otoy makes OctaneRender 1.2 free to students
Got an educational email address? Download the GPU-based renderer plus 3ds Max and Blender plugins.
Friday, March 7th, 2014
V-Ray for Blender becomes official Chaos Group plugin
Free scene exporter gets Chaos Group product page and forum as original developer joins company.
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Evermotion's NOX renderer now supports V-Ray scenes
0.41 update to free unbiased render engine adds script to process basic V-Ray lights and materials.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Solid Angle releases trial version of Arnold
Developer's new website makes top raytrace renderer available to small studios. Rent it for just $8.50 a day.
Friday, January 17th, 2014
Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa MY 2.3
Maya particle renderer adds Magma toolkit from 3ds Max edition, better surfacing and shadowing options.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
Solid Iris Technologies releases Thea Render 1.3
Updated: GPU render engine gets speed boosts, instancing and SSS; also physical sky and Z-clipping.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013