CG Channel

viewport renderer

AI-assisted animation tool gets new Root Motion system to automatically generate animation between key poses, plus new UE5 live link.

Thursday, April 9th, 2026

Real-time ray tracing renderer is now available as a viewport renderer in Houdini, via a Hydra delegate. New smoke and fire simulator, too.

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a new viewport renderer, and initial support for quadrupeds.

Thursday, November 27th, 2025

Check out the new features in the streamlined crowd and traffic simulation tool for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine.

Thursday, October 9th, 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

3D animation apps get new Hydra for Maya render delegate, plus updates to the LookdevX toolset.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

'Really real-time' renderer gets new non-photorealistic rendering toolset, SSGI and multi-materials.

Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

Physically based 'really real-time' renderer gets new Sheen effect to mimic the look of real-world fabrics.

Thursday, September 16th, 2021

Check out the new features in Deep FX World's standalone multiphysics simulation and procedural animation software.

Tuesday, May 4th, 2021

'Really real-time' renderer gets new color correction filter. Now fully integrated into the C4D viewport.

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

Nifty work from Tangent Animation makes Cycles a Hydra delegate in Houdini's Solaris look dev toolset.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2020

Cinema 4D real-time render engine to get support for particle rendering and SSS - and a new Maya edition.

Saturday, April 18th, 2020

Read the Blender Foundation's pick of the top dev projects, from the Eevee PBR viewport renderer to 'Animation 2020'.

Thursday, January 4th, 2018