e-on software releases LumenRT 4 Studio
Real-time visualisation tool gets major new animation, lighting and import options. Price up a lot, too.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
SketchUp
Otoy ships OctaneRender standalone & Poser plugin
Standalone version of the physically based GPU renderer finally ships to join the 3ds Max and Maya plugins.
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
LuxRender 1.0 released
Updated: Open-source physically based render engine for Blender, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Softimage hits 'official' release.
Monday, September 10th, 2012
e-on software releases LumenRT 3 Review
Easy-to-use SketchUp visualisation tool gets animated plants, advanced materials, 10x boost in speed.
Friday, August 10th, 2012
ArtVPS adds cloud rendering to Shaderlight 2.2
Send jobs to the cloud directly from within SketchUp with the plugin's new one-click online rendering system.
Friday, July 6th, 2012
AR-media turns 3D models into augmented realities
Use this inexpensive plugin to create AR content in 3ds Max or SketchUp - and now Maya and Cinema 4D.
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Google to sell SketchUp to Trimble Navigation
Architectural 3D modelling tool to go to satellite mapping specialist, but free version will remain available.
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Glare Technologies ships Indigo Renderer 3.2
Latest update to physically based render engine adds Sun & Sky system, direct link to Cinema 4D.
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
E-on ships LumenRT 2 Review for SketchUp
Real-time visualisation tool gains physically accurate lighting and low-quality mode for slower computers.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Maide Control: control Maya or 3ds Max via your iPad
Clever app lets users to navigate 3D scenes or apply modelling commands via the touch screen.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Maxwell Render now free for Google SketchUp
For images under 800 pixels in size, at least, thanks to Next Limit's new standalone rendering plug-in.
Friday, November 4th, 2011
ARTVPS releases Shaderlight 2 for SketchUp
Interactive rendering plug-in gains animation support and option to swap out billboards for 3D models.
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
e-on releases performance-boosting LumenRT upgrade
Free LumenRT 1.2 update improves performance of the real-time visualisation tool by up to 300%.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011