Polysnow for 3ds Max: Building Procedural Snow Cover
Polysnow generated editable snow cover in 3ds Max using particle-based previews, painting, merging and baking tools.
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Maxon and Conductor Bring Cinema 4D and Redshift to Cloud Rendering
Maxon and Conductor integrated Cinema 4D and Redshift with scalable cloud-rendering resources across Windows, macOS and Linux.
Tutorial: Modelling a Belt in 3ds Max
Arrimus 3D demonstrates a complete belt-modelling workflow in 3ds Max in this concise, 20-minute tutorial.
Foundry Previews Katana 4.0
Katana 4.0 previews artist-facing lighting, TML controls, interactive network rendering and Hydra Viewer improvements.
Build Lego Iron Man in Blender
Paul Hatton's eight-part Blender tutorial covers navigation, modelling, scene organisation, modifiers, curves, finishing and materials.
U-Render 2020.07 Enters the Viewport
U-Render 2020.7.6 integrates its real-time renderer into Cinema 4D with viewport and floating-window previews.
V-Ray 5 for Maya Released
V-Ray 5 for Maya adds a new frame buffer, Light Mix, LPEs, ACEScg, background proxy loading and expanded GPU support.
Autodesk | Arnold 6.0.4
Better support for multi-core CPUs, automatic file path remapping and more features.
RenderStacks Render-Pass Tutorial
A RenderStacks tutorial builds four 3ds Max passes with separate cameras, resolutions, HDRI environments and lighting.
ziRail Retopology Tool for Maya
The ziRail beta draws strokes on a mesh and turns them into polygon patches for retopology in Maya 2018–2020 on Windows.
Redshift Metal and RT Previewed
Maxon previewed Redshift on Apple's Metal API and the experimental Redshift RT hybrid renderer during its 2020 online show.
Octane X PR1 Brings Metal Rendering
Octane X PR1 introduced a native Metal-based OctaneRender preview for macOS 10.15.6 systems with AMD Vega and Navi GPUs.
Vertex Colour Editor for 3ds Max
Joker Martini's 3ds Max tool assigned vertex colours by element, object or vertex using distance, position, order or name.
ThinkStation P620 Adds Threadripper Pro
Lenovo's ThinkStation P620 paired up to 64 AMD Threadripper Pro cores with multi-GPU expansion for 3D, CAD and engineering work.
Project Lavina Beta Expands
Chaos Group's Project Lavina beta added animation editing, physical cameras, IES lights, material updates and MAXScript exchange.
Building a Black Hole in Blender
Christian Scubli's eight-part Blender tutorial builds an Interstellar-inspired black hole, accretion disk, materials and final render.
V-Ray 5 for Maya Enters Public Beta
V-Ray 5's Maya beta introduced Light Mix relighting, Light Path Expressions, layered compositing and a faster proxy workflow.
V-Ray 5 Adds LightMix and VFB Compositing
V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max introduced LightMix relighting, layered VFB compositing, stochastic tiling, ACEScg and a 500-material browser.
V-Ray 5 LightMix Relights Finished Renders
V-Ray 5 beta added LightMix and VFB layer compositing so artists could change light colour and intensity after rendering.
Free VDB Bundle Packs 30 Dense Volumes
Constantin Paschou’s 25GB bundle collected 30 dense VDB volumes with density, fuel, heat, temperature and velocity channels.
Houdini 18 Hipster Hair Workflow
A RenderMan training project covers scene setup, grooming, lighting, shading, rendering and compositing for a Houdini 18 hairstyle.
V-Ray 5 Beta Adds Light Mix
The V-Ray 5 public beta for 3ds Max added layered Frame Buffer compositing, a 500-material library, Light Mix, coat and sheen layers.
V-Ray 2020 Game Cinematic Reel
Chaos Group's 2020 V-Ray reel included game cinematics for Cyberpunk 2077, Assassin's Creed Unity, God of War and other projects.
NewTek: LightWave 2020
NewTek releases LightWave 2020 with various new shading and rendering features and more.
InstaLOD 2020: rendering and automation with InstaLOD Grid
InstaLOD automates the entire 3D workflow, including the tedious steps that no 3D artist likes to perform, such as UV unwrapping, manual retopo or baking.
Coronavirus and CG Software: Free Access
In the context of the current coronavirus situation, several software providers are now offering their tools free of charge for a limited period – including Adobe, Foundry, Autodesk and Avid.
Nvidia: GTC Digital Edition
After cancellation of the event in an online format: Nvidia with GTC Digital and more than 200 hours of webinars, presentations and more.
Photogrammetry: Surface Scanning with Monopod
A photogrammetry workflow for creating PBR materials with a monopod, Metashape and Substance Designer.
Worldwide 3ds Max Indie Version Confirmed
Autodesk confirms that the full-featured 3ds Max Indie licence will become available worldwide.
Autodesk Releases 3ds Max 2021!
3ds Max 2021 is here—with PBR texture baking, Python 3, native Arnold 6 integration and more.
ProRender 2.3 Supports Blender 2.82
Radeon ProRender 2.3 adds Blender 2.82 support, Mantaflow rendering, Uber-shader materials, Object ID AOVs and easier installs.
Chaos Group: Lavina Available in Beta
The realtime project for V-Ray is now ready to test as a beta for users with a V-Ray Next Render licence: Project Lavina is available as standalone version 0.10.
RenderMan 23.1 Now Available
New update for RenderMan: Alongside several fixes, release 23.1 includes new PxrSurface parameters and Alembic support, among other things.
Houdini in 5 Minutes | Entagma
A good introduction to Houdini: Entagma releases a new tutorial series in a quick format!
Maya-Clarisse Bridge Tool 2.0
Faster exchange between Maya and Clarisse IFX: For anyone who switches a lot between the applications – the Bridge Tool is now available in V2.0!
New NVMe SSD with 6500 MB/s
New NVMe SSD from with significantly higher speed: Samsung promises up to 6.5 GB/s read speed with the 980 PRO.
Introduction to V-Ray | Chaos Group
No good resolutions for the new year yet? How about V-ray: Chaos Group releases a new tutorial series with practical tips and tricks!
Sculptron: Otoy’s New Sculpt-Animation Tool
A new tool from Otoy: with Sculptron, the company wants to focus on a combination of sculpting and animation...
Maya 2020 Is Here with Arnold 6 GPU Rendering
And Maya 2020 is already here: Autodesk's new release adds new features and, above all, takes Arnold GPU out of beta.
Cinema 4D R21.1 and New Redshift Features
Maxon releases the first service pack for Cinema 4D Release 21, now with more Redshift support!
RenderMan 23 Is Here!
RenderMan 23 is here, still without XPU but with more USD support, improved interactive rendering, sampling and more!
Corona Render 5 | Cinema 4D Release
Corona Render 5 has been released: following 3ds Max, the Cinema 4D release is now available too!
Nvidia CUDA: No Further macOS Support
Apple has had its chips: in future, Nvidia will no longer provide macOS support with CUDA.
Corona Renderer 5 Released
The Corona Renderer enters its next round: Corona 5 for 3ds Max has been released with a focus on performance.
The New CryEngine | Release 5.6
New tech trailer for the launch of the new CryEngine: Version 5.6 is now available and brings several new features!
Sneak Peek: The New V-Ray for Cinema 4D
What does the future of V-Ray in Cinema 4D look like? Chaos Group presents the new features so far for V-Ray in Cinema 4D.
The Art of V-Ray | Volume 1
V-Ray basics, tips and tricks. Anyone looking for an introduction to the Chaos Group renderer can watch the new V-Ray series.
Autodesk | Arnold 5.4 Update
After the new Maya 2019.2, Autodesk follows up with Arnold 5.4: GPU rendering, Bifrost support and more!
Solaris | New Context for Houdini
New Houdini context announced: Solaris brings a node-based USD environment for lighting, lookdev, rendering and more!
Free Lookdev Setup | Maya
Free Maya lookdev setup with Arnold: Artist Dusan Kovic gives us the kit including HDRs, Macbeth charts and more!
InstaLOD: From CAD to VR?
InstaLOD automates the 3D workflow, including the tedious steps that no artist likes, such as UV unwrapping, manual retopo or baking. But how does it work?
SpriteStack | Voxel Editor
3D pixel art with the right tool: SpriteStack is a new free online and paid standalone editor for creating your own retro designs!
Quake II RTX – Ray-Tracing Shooter
Quake II RTX: the real-time path-tracing version can now be played yourself!
RenderMan 22.5 – Toy Story 4 and XPU
Pixar's new renderer is here: a lot changed in 22.5! Dylan Sisson also told us more about Toy Story 4 and XPU.
Maxon Acquires Redshift
Alongside the many NAB 2019 announcements, one announcement in particular made big waves: the GPU renderer was acquired by Maxon!
Octane 2019 Previews & Roadmap
Octane 2019 Previews & Roadmap: at GTC 2019 there was news about the upcoming features of the GPU renderer!
COZMO – Rendering with the Unreal Engine
Archive notice: This article was originally published on March 20, 2019. Links and embedded videos are preserved as…
Arnold 5.3 with GPU Rendering
And here comes the GPU version: Autodesk presents Arnold 5.3 with the public beta!
Intel: New Open Image Denoiser
And now Intel is getting involved too: Unlike Nvidia's OptiX Denoiser, the new Open Denoiser is also compatible with other hardware.
Subscription Based Workstations
Even though we tested the workstations in this issue under the motto "Cheap and Cheerful", it doesn't help if crunch time comes around the corner and the hardware isn't enough. And even if you buy the computer in a hurry - where can you get the software in a hurry? And what about availability?
GPU Demo: Nvidia RTX and Arnold?
Arnold and GPU support? Long in development At CES 2019 there was' the beta to see together with RTX graphics cards.
OpenCue: VFX Render Manager
Google and Sony Imageworks present OpenCue: The open-source render manager for the VFX and animation industry!
Shading, Lighting & Rendering with Cinema 4D R19 (Part 5)
So far in this series of articles, we have looked in detail at the basics such as BSDFs…
Shading, Lighting & Rendering with Cinema 4D R19 (Part 4)
In this 5-part series of articles, we provide the experienced Cinema 4D user with in-depth insights into the areas of shading, lighting and rendering. In the 4th part of the series, we look at light sources, shadow types and the power of manual lighting techniques.by Marc Potocnik
The virtual glue press:CineXtools from Cinedeck
Non-linear video editing with computers (NLE for short) has given us enormous freedom. Not only the fiddling with adhesive presses and cotton gloves, synchronised tape machines or even toxic carbon tetrachloride in magnetic magnifiers from the early days of videotape are a thing of the past. today, "cuts" are non-destructive and can be altered at will (sometimes all too often). But the whole thing has one disadvantage .....
C4D R20 Demo by Foam Studio
Maxon is continuing its tradition: Along with the launch of a new version, there is also generally a short film intended to demonstrate everything that, in this case, R20 can do.
Fröbus seeks a 3D artist for automotive visuals
Archive: Fröbus sought a 3D artist in Cologne for automotive product visualisation, realtime models and photorealistic lighting.
Kungfujackrabbit HDRIs
... also known as the man behind it, Garry Lewis, has made Studio Lighting Set 05, a set of 25 synthetic HDRIs, available free of charge.
Disney Gets Generous
Anyone who has always been interested in the creation processes at Disney can now take a closer look at some of the production assets. They have been released for research and education purposes and can be downloaded free of charge from the Disney page.
Guerilla Station – With guerrilla tactics to the finished shot
At FMX 2O17, Mercenaries Arsenal, the birthplace of Guerilla Station, was talked about for the first time, providing a variable turbo for rendering in conjunction with Guerilla render nodes and the open source render manager called Coalition. Arsenal is software that is much more than just a render application. Rather, it is a professional solution for lighting, look development, scattering and scene assembly with a renderer in its luggage. A software package that easily ranks alongside its competitors Clarisse iFX from Isotropix and Katana from The Foundry. In the following, we will show you what guerrilla tools and tactics are available for professional use and why Guerilla Station may also be of interest to some freelancers.
Dara 2017 Kit for MODO
The popular Modo Dara Kit, loaded with utility plug-ins, has now been declared open source.
Katana 3.0 Ready to Go!
Above all, the major viewport update in Katana 3.0 should be noticeable to everyone.
Redshift: Interview with the developers
Biased vs unbiased rendering, new features in Redshift 3.0 and a look into the future of rendering: This and more in our conversation with the developers!
V-Ray Nuke Update Live
With V-Ray 3.7.01 for Nuke, Chaos Group strengthens progressive rendering.
Blender Without a Game Engine
The integrated game engine in Blender is saying goodbye for now.
Cloudy Athera
For anyone who has not yet noticed: Foundry has unveiled Athera and will soon release it for selected users to test.
Substance Plug-in Version 1.0
Together with the release of Autodesk 3ds Max 2019, the first official version of the Substance plug-in for Max is also on the table!
Arnold 5.1: Solid Cartoon Noise
What a pun... The new Arnold 5.1 update from Solid Angle is here: with new Toon Shaders, AI noise reduction and improved pipeline integration.
Nvidia AI Denoiser Integration
With the latest updates, Clarisse, finalRender and V-Ray (beta) include the Nvidia OptiX AI Denoiser - Redshift already has a preview build too
Foundry: Modo 12.0 released
Modo 12.0 is here: New modelling features, UV improvements, Python scripts and more in the new update!
OctaneRender 4.0 and Roadmap
The Octane 4.0 preview is here: alongside a test version, there is information on the new features: a new free version, AI tools and more!
V-Ray Cloud: New Rendering Service
New rendering service with V-Ray Cloud: Chaos Group has announced integrated cloud rendering for V-Ray and launched a beta program.
AMD Releases ProRender for macOS
Alongside the Cinema 4D R19 integration, AMD now provides further macOS plug-ins: beta versions for Maya and Blender are already available to download.
PBR and Shaders: Rays Visualized
PBR fundamentals: this rig visualizes the behavior of light rays with different shading attributes.
Introduction: Redshift for Cinema 4D
An introduction to using Redshift in Cinema 4D: Paulo Barrelas shows you all the necessary basics. You can also test the renderer with no time limit!
Zync: More Tools and a New Pricing Structure
Google’s Zync Render now also supports V-Ray GPU from Chaos Group and the Cara VR plug-in for Nuke. There is also improved price calculation.
Substance Plug-in for 3ds Max
Allegorithmic’s Substance plug-in is now also available for 3ds Max – allowing you to adjust materials from Substance in 3ds Max.
Goodbye Mental Ray!
The end of Mental Ray has come: Nvidia is stopping development of the standalone renderer, as well as the Maya and 3ds Max plug-ins.
Your Own Render Farm and Render Server – What Do I Need to Consider?
With your own render farm, you can render your projects flexibly in your own premises. But what differences are there and how do I select the right render servers?
Update: Houdini 16.5 Released!
The new Houdini 16.5 release is here! With new features in dynamics, character, rendering, modelling and the UI, SideFX has really pulled out all the stops!
Preview: Houdini 16.5 Is Coming!
A huge update is in sight: Houdini 16.5 will be released in November—with many new features, including motion-path editing, auto-rigs, optical flow and more!
Free High-Res Model of a Human Head
Eisko is a company that produces digital doubles. Here they are making the scanned 3D head of a woman available as a free download.
Introduction to C4D R19 ProRender
Radeon ProRender has been integrated into Cinema 4D since Release 19. EJ Hassenfratz gives an introduction to the render engine in this tutorial.
Blender 2.8 in the Starting Blocks
Realtime render engine, custom workspaces, new dependency graph and more: Here is an overview of the expected features in Blender 2.8!