Maxon releases Redshift 2025.2
GPU renderer gets new non-photorealistic rendering options and a USD Command Line Rendering tool for use on render farms.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
triplanar projection
Marmoset releases Toolbag 5.0
Major update to the real-time lighting and look dev tool adds support for UDIM workflows, interactive baking, hybrid rendering.
Monday, October 14th, 2024
Foundry ships Modo 16.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modelling and rendering software, including interesting new workflows for applying decals.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 1.3
See what's new in Adobe's layout and rendering software, like this preset material showcase scene.
Saturday, October 8th, 2022
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2023
3D modelling and rendering software gets glTF support, plus updates to the Physical Material, retopology tools and auto-backup.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
Get 150+ free automotive materials for Unreal Engine
Download free car paint, metal and glass materials optimised for the new features in Unreal Engine.
Sunday, June 21st, 2020
LuxCoreRender 2.3 and BlendLuxCore 2.3 ship
Open-source renderer gets support for glTF export, triplanar mapping. Blender plugin supports some Cycles light settings.
Monday, March 23rd, 2020
Allegorithmic ships Substance Designer 2019.1
Intriguing update to the material authoring tool lets users 'go beyond PBR texture maps' when creating Substances.
Friday, May 10th, 2019
Radeon ProRender updated for 3ds Max, Maya and Blender
OpenCL-based GPU renderer gets updated materials library. Blender version gets procedural UV mapping.
Saturday, November 17th, 2018
Side Effects Software ships Houdini 15.5
Update adds new modelling, retopo and UV options, Delta Mush system, better crowd animation, VR camera.
Friday, May 20th, 2016
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 5
Now shipping. Texturing app gets new procedural tools, better baking. Income cap relaxed on Indie licence.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Allegorithmic unveils Substance Painter 1.3
Games texturing tool to get new Smart Materials system, texture bakers, improved viewport display.
Friday, February 20th, 2015
The Foundry ships Mari 1.4
Latest update to 3D paint tool adds support for layered PSDs, triplanar texture projection and OpenColorIO.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011