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viewport rendering

Now available: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Discover how to port old scenes to use the long-awaited overhaul of the Eevee renderer ahead of its release in Blender 4.2 next week.

Friday, July 12th, 2024

Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Croods: A New Age.

Sunday, March 3rd, 2024

Much-praised Ragdoll Dynamics physics system, used by top VFX and games studios, is now available for Blender as well as Maya.

Friday, March 1st, 2024

Unofficial Blender integration for the Corona renderer gets support for Blender 4.0 and an automated converter for Cycles shaders.

Friday, January 19th, 2024

Add-on brings the outline rendering toolset used on anime movies to the open-source 3D app. Now supports viewport rendering and EPS export.

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

'Highly experimental' replacement for OpenGL for real-time and viewport rendering now available in alpha builds of Blender 4.1.

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

Change will let artists use apps like RenderMan or OctaneRender as viewport renderers inside Designer. Native MaterialX support also due.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

C4D edition of the renderer gets V-Ray Toon material, Chaos Scatter, and improved MoGraph support.

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023

Now available: ray tracing renderer used on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has been released under an Apache 2.0 licence.

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Free GPU renderer gets support for new bevel shader, better viewport rendering, support for light linking.

Monday, March 13th, 2023

Unusual free tool provides a quick way to rough out ideas for props, concept art or product designs.

Thursday, February 16th, 2023