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FX TD's handy app exports Maya models, shaders, lights, cameras - and now animation - to Clarisse.

Tuesday, December 24th, 2019

Long-awaited GPU rendering system Arnold GPU now out of beta and ready for production use. Subs prices down for single users.

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

'Really real-time' renderer for Cinema 4D now out of early access - and now supports volumetrics.

Friday, November 8th, 2019

Get the hair and fur plugin and its Arnold, RenderMan and V-Ray shaders from Epic Games for free.

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

'Really real-time' physically based renderer gets support for 360° spherical and overscan rendering.

Friday, June 21st, 2019

Version 9.6 of the veteran Maya hair plugin to be released free to UE4 users, including source code.

Thursday, June 6th, 2019

Get 117 metal, plastic and ceramic materials as Maya scene files with 2,048px textures. Commercial use.

Sunday, February 24th, 2019

Get Unity Technologies' new free library of real-world automotive materials, from chrome to car paint.

Monday, February 11th, 2019

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

Monday, December 17th, 2018

Download the first set of free Sponsored Content models and FX via the Unreal Engine Marketplace.

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

Update to the renderer adds a Modo-style Round Corners shader and normal map blending; further speeds up adaptive subdivision.

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

Game dev Mike Voeller's promising free app turns source images into texture maps for PBR shading.

Thursday, October 18th, 2018

Free game engine gets readymade components for generating roads and rivers, new pose blending options in the animation editor.

Monday, July 30th, 2018