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USD stage

Major update to the compositing software adds complete new USD-based 3D system, plus free library of Nuke machine learning models.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

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

Tuesday, November 1st, 2022

Free plugin for composing and rendering USD scenes in Blender can now export animated USD files.

Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Now officially shipping: new plugin lets users import, compose and render USD scenes in Blender.

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Check out the new features in the 3D modelling and animation software, including new scaling controls for the Solidify deformer.

Thursday, September 23rd, 2021

Check out the new features in the latest free update to the general-purpose image-editing software.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Sizeable update to the production renderer adds MaterialX support, new Enscape bridge, and updates to V-Ray GPU and Chaos Scatter.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Veteran 3D animation software gets its first update in over three years, following a change of owner in April. Check out its new features here.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Check out the workflow changes in the desktop edition of the image editing software, and the generative AI tools in the tablet edition.

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

Firms to end deal struck in 2021 when Unity acquired Weta Digital's in-house VFX technology and engineering staff.

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023