Chaos Group ships V-Ray Next for Maya Update 2
Update adds RTX-accelerated GPU ray tracing, new animation-friendly light cache and deep EXR output.
Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
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Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.81
The leading open-source 3D package gets another big update. Check out the key features here.
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Planetside Software releases Terragen 4.4
Landscape-generation software's new path tracing render mode is now officially production-ready.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
Tech focus: Modo's new mPath render engine
Modo's new path tracer promises faster, more flexible renders than the default CPU engine. Discover how it works.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Foundry ships Modo 13.2
3D modelling and animation tool gets new mPath render engine, new Planar IK solver for character rigging, new Edge Chamfer tool.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Uppercut releases U-Render 2019.11 for Cinema 4D
'Really real-time' renderer for Cinema 4D now out of early access - and now supports volumetrics.
Friday, November 8th, 2019
Real-time ray tracing, Havok physics due in Unity this year
Updated: Havok Physics now out as a preview package. DXR ray tracing also available in preview.
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Adobe ships Dimension 3.0
Designer-focused 3D tool gets support for multiple directional lights, improved render preview, early support for GPU rendering.
Monday, November 4th, 2019
Visualise height maps in 3D with neat free tool Aerialod
Fun new app turns elevation data into 3D terrain and renders path-traced stills or turntable animations.
Sunday, October 20th, 2019
Group test: Nvidia Quadro, Titan and GeForce RTX GPUs
Which Nvidia GPU is best for DCC work? Jason Lewis benchmarks the firm's new Turing graphics cards.
Friday, October 11th, 2019
Learn Clarisse iFX from DreamWorks' Danny Janevski
Get started with Isotropix's layout and look dev tool at a free event at Gnomon's LA campus next week, or watch on Twitch.
Saturday, October 5th, 2019
LuxCoreRender 2.2 ships
Open-source renderer gets new GI cache system, Disney BRDF material and Open Image Denoise. Now compatible with Blender 2.80.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019
Luxion ships KeyVR 9.0
Fall 2019 update to the virtual reality add-on for the KeyShot renderer improves the display of glass and transparent materials.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2019