Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Houdini
Check out the new features in the renderer, including a new Houdini-specific volume shader and better integration with Solaris.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
MaterialX
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Maya
Check out the new features in the VFX renderer, including OpenPBR support and changes to USD support specific to the Maya edition.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.1 in alpha
Experimental preview showcases new tech in development for the GPU renderer, including native MaterialX and 3DGS support.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1 in beta
Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Tutorial: Cinematic Lighting Shot Production
Master professional CG lighting workflows in Maya, Arnold, Katana and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
OpenUSD now supports Vulkan
Universal Scene Description's HgiVulkan backend is intended to make Vulkan a 'more compelling option' for tools developers.
Tuesday, August 13th, 2024
Sharan Vaswani's IPOPs Toolset streamlines VFX work in Houdini
Former ReDefine FX Supervisor's set of HDAs speeds up shader and AOV development in Houdini's Karma and Mantra renderers.
Friday, July 12th, 2024
SideFX releases Houdini 20.5: check out its five key features
Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
ASWF, Adobe, Autodesk launch OpenPBR 1.0
New open shading model intended to supersede both Adobe and Autodesk's standard materials reaches its milestone 1.0 release.
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024
Autodesk releases Maya 2025.1
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from updates to LookdevX to a sneak peek at character rigging in Bifrost.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.4: five key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.
Monday, April 29th, 2024
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.3
Check out the changes in the compatibility-breaking update to the renderer, including better denoising and progressive rendering.
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
Autodesk releases Maya 2025 and Maya Creative 2025
Check out the latest features in the 3D modeling and animation app, from the new Smart Extrude system to LookdevX, Arnold and Bifrost.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024