Eye candy: Chaos's 2023 V-Ray VFX & Animation showreel
See the best new visual effects and motion graphics rendered with V-Ray - then check out technical breakdowns of the key projects.
Friday, September 1st, 2023
V-Ray
J Cube releases Multiverse | USD 8.2 for Maya
New features in the USD-native layout and look dev app include shader network transfer to Katana.
Monday, July 24th, 2023
Get Poliigon's 100+ free 3D models, textures and HDRIs
Download 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya and SketchUp models, plus PBR texture sets and 18K HDRIs.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
Chaos releases Phoenix 5.2
Check out the new features in the 3ds Max and Maya fluid simulator, including new options for directing liquids. Sims now 'up to 20%' faster.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Chaos acquires AXYZ design
V-Ray and Corona developer buys the creator of architectural crowd animation tool anima and the metropoly range of 3D characters.
Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
Intel releases Open Image Denoise 2
Popular open-source render denoiser now runs on AMD, Intel and Nvidia GPUs as well as CPUs.
Monday, July 3rd, 2023
Chaos releases Vantage 2.0
Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer aims to make the software 'as powerful for VFX as it is for architectural visualization'.
Thursday, June 29th, 2023
Group test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs
Discover which Nvidia GPU is best for CG work in real-world content creation and GPU rendering tests.
Monday, June 26th, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Houdini Update 2
Check out the latest changes to the Houdini edition of V-Ray, including a new unified installer, and updates to the Hydra render delegate for Solaris.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
iToo Software releases Forest Pack 8.2.2 for 3ds Max
Check out the new features in the popular object scattering tool, including updates to ForestSets.
Monday, June 5th, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for SketchUp Update 1
Check out the new features in the SketchUp edition of renderer, like cutaway rendering in V-Ray GPU.
Thursday, June 1st, 2023
Tutorial: Mech Illustration with Character & Story
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create 3D illustrations with a hand-drawn feel.
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Cinema 4D Update 1
C4D edition of the renderer gets V-Ray Toon material, Chaos Scatter, and improved MoGraph support.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023