AMD introduces Radeon Pro Image Boost for 3ds Max
Viewport rendering tech lets users of AMD's pro GPUs view models with 4K clarity on HD monitors.
Friday, October 1st, 2021
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Maxon ships Cinema 4D R25
3D software gets updated UI, new Capsules and presets workflows, direct import of vector files, new options for stylising animations.
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
Get Adobe's Substance and Mixamo plugins for Blender
Updated: new free plugin for editing Substance materials inside Blender now also works on Linux.
Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
Chaos Czech releases Corona Renderer 7
Updated: 3ds Max and Cinema 4D editions of the renderer both ship. Check out their new features here.
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Foundry ships Modo 15.1
Modelling and rendering app gets new Curve Booleans system, plus updates to scene testing, the mPath renderer, and USD support.
Friday, July 23rd, 2021
Unity Technologies acquires SpeedTree developer IDV
Buyout to 'deepen integration' of IDV's tree-authoring technology with Unity, starting in Unity 2021.2.
Friday, July 23rd, 2021
NIM Labs launches NIM 5.0
Sizeable update to the CG studio management platform reworks artists' timecards, and introduces a new rules-based payroll system.
Saturday, July 17th, 2021
Marmoset ships Toolbag 4.03
Big free update to the real-time rendering and look dev tool adds neat texturing and lighting features, RTX-accelerated render denoising.
Thursday, July 8th, 2021
AWS unveils Open 3D Engine
Successor to Lumberyard is an unusual open-source 'AAA-capable' modular game engine that includes Amazon's new Atom renderer.
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
Unity acquires Pixyz Software
Buyout of Pixyz's CAD data preparation and import tools may also lead to new workflows for games artists in the Unity Editor.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
Maxon ships Redshift 3.0.46
GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Houdini and Maya gets new OCIO 2-based colour management system, including ACEScg support.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
Greyscalegorilla goes subscription-only
Greyscalegorilla Plus subs now give access to all of the firm's C4D plugins, resources and training.
Monday, April 26th, 2021
Maxon ships Cinema 4D S24
Subscriber-only update to the 3D animation software adds new asset browser and scene manager, and new physics-enabled layout tools.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021