Chaos Czech Previews Corona Renderer 7

Corona Renderer 7 was planned to add OpenVDB rendering, improved tone mapping, a new PBR material, better interoperability and Cinema 4D enhancements.

Archive republication: This article was originally published on 9 October 2020. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.

Corona Renderer 7

Chaos Czech previewed features planned for Corona Renderer 7 in Cinema 4D and 3ds Max. The roadmap included importing and rendering OpenVDB files, improved tone mapping, a new physically based material, better material interoperability and a faster colour picker.

Cinema 4D-specific additions were expected to include a new Corona Volume Grid and support for the Multi-Instances system introduced in Cinema 4D R20.

Release Plans

Corona Renderer 7 was scheduled for the second quarter of 2021, following Corona Renderer 6 in August 2020. Chaos published ongoing plans on its public product roadmap.