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rendering

Old free desktop edition of the software replaced by new browser-based version. Check out the differences here.

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Real-time visualisation tool gets new Styles option for generating render variants, new Sky Light and soft shadows, support for 4K video.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2017

Standalone render denoising tool gets streamlined full-screen GUI. CUDA version dropped in favour of 'faster, more reliable' OpenCL.

Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Videos: Check out this intuitive new V-Ray powered rendering and compositing tool, targeted at 'graphic designers, not 3D experts'.

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

Updated: Autodesk discusses how the new Fluids simulation toolset stacks up against Bifröst in Maya.

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017

Texture-painting tool gets export to Adobe's Project Felix, glTF 2.0 support, new Auto-Backup plugin.

Friday, September 29th, 2017

Long-awaited physically accurate hybrid CPU/GPU renderer ships after six years in development.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2017

Big update adds hybrid CPU/GPU rendering; V-Ray materials and lights work directly in Viewport 2.0.

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Free installer adds 10 6K Aversis HDRIs and 150 3K Poliigon texture maps to the renderer's asset library.

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Now officially released. New denoise system and PBR shader in Cycles, plus some great add-ons.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2017

Subscription-only edition of the Octane renderer adds free support for the leading compositing tools.

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

Low-cost versions of the renderer for ZBrush users get new UI customisation, materials and environment options.

Thursday, August 17th, 2017

Amazing new VR toolset lets artists stream complex VFX assets into game engines via point clouds.

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017