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Artist-friendly renderfarm manager for visualization and VFX supports 3ds Max, Blender and Fusion, with C4D, Maya and Houdini to come.

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025

Popular parametric modeling plugin gets versatile new Spline Operators, and procedural systems for creating windows, walls, ceilings and cables.

Friday, May 30th, 2025

Node-locked licenses of the renderers ended, new ArchDesign, ArchViz and M&E Collection product bundles launched.

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

How does HP's rackable graphics workstation compare to a desktop system in real-world rendering and CG tests? Jason Lewis finds out.

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Real-time renderer gets support for light linking, lens effects, and Shader Execution Reordering on NVIDIA GPUs. See all the new features.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

Update to the renderer adds over 3,100 Chaos Scans materials to the Cosmos library, and improves DoF and volumetric effects.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Crowd animation tool for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine gets a complete traffic simulation system, and a new viewport renderer.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2025

Get new versions of particle tools Krakatoa MX, Frost MX, Stoke MX and XMesh MX recompiled to support current versions of 3ds Max.

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

Big update to the renderer adds OpenPBR support. See the other new features for 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya users.

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Check out the latest features in the popular Maya fur and feathers plugin, including new nodes for resolving intersections.

Monday, March 24th, 2025

Chaos adds AI visualization and ideation app Veras to its product line. See what the buyout means for users of both firms' tools.

Thursday, February 20th, 2025

Real-time ray tracing renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets OCIO color management, DLSS 4, and new lens distortion system.

Thursday, February 13th, 2025