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USD export

First preview of the next major version of the GPU renderer adds a new neural rendering mode, AI Light 2.0 sampling and USD export.

Monday, March 16th, 2026

Check out the new features in the lighting and look development software, including support for USD export and USD roundtripping.

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024

Now shipping: update to real-time rendering toolkit extends OpenUSD support, adds support for rendering EXR sequences.

Monday, August 7th, 2023

3D modelling and rendering app gets improvements to the Boolean modifier and to animation workflow.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

Check out the new features in this wide-ranging update to the renderer, including USD export.

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

Real-time rendering and look dev app gets new texture painting features, light baking, USD support.

Tuesday, January 24th, 2023

Check out the new features in the final free update to ZBrush for perpetual licence holders, including improved USD export to Omniverse.

Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

3D texture painting software gets new USD Look export system, plus neat Roller Brush for repeating details like scales and stitches.

Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

Third beta of the plugin adds a USD Stage Object for referencing entire USD scenes inside 3ds Max.

Tuesday, November 1st, 2022

See our pick of the 5 key new features in the open-source 3D software, from new hair grooming tools to better planar tracking.

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

3D texture painting app gets new teleport node system to remove visual clutter from the node graph. Perpetual licences now discontinued.

Friday, August 12th, 2022

Material-authoring software gets USD import and export, new nodes to create and render 3D textures.

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

Tree-generation software for VFX and games gets freehand editing mode, new tools for integrating 3D scans, and new pricing model.

Monday, January 17th, 2022