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RenderMan XPU

Update to the production renderer adds new motion blur algorithm for volumes, and improves support for Houdini's Solaris layout toolset.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

Expansible new replacement for the old trash can design to ship this fall. Check out the key specs here.

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

Long-awaited update brings a 'first taste' of GPU rendering to Arnold, plus better support for MaterialX.

Monday, March 18th, 2019

Non-commercial edition gets new 'live rendering' workflow, lighting tech used on movies like Coco.

Monday, September 10th, 2018

Heavyweight renderer to get new live link to compatible DCC apps, new hybrid CPU/GPU render tech.

Monday, August 7th, 2017

Check out the new features in the popular hard surface modeling tool, including a new instancing system, and shareable web previews.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025

Check out the changes to the planar and 3D tracking software, including a new AI-powered system for refining tricky edges on mattes.

Monday, December 15th, 2025

Check out the changes to the Maya edition of the renderer, including a new displacement material, and a viewport live link to Vantage.

Saturday, December 13th, 2025

Check out the new features in the material authoring software, improving workflow when creating and editing node graphs.

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Check out the features in the latest beta build of Nuke, also including a new BigCat node for training larger custom AI models on VFX data.

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Check out the latest features in the Blender edition of the renderer, including macOS support, and a new distributed rendering system.

Thursday, December 11th, 2025