Pulze has announced the release of Render Manager 2, the latest version of its artist-friendly rendering management software for 3ds Max. Improvements include: (more...)

Adobe has announced updates to Substance Stager, Designer and Painter. (more...)

Enscape has announced the latest version of its renderer for Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad, and Vectorworks. New features include dynamic asset placement, batch panorama, and panorama tours, access to over 250 new assets and materials, and higher-quality renderings and realism with ray-traced sun shadows in the real-time view. Find out more on the Enscape website. 

The Blender team has published an article that outlines the latest developments in its renderer Cycles X due for release with Blender 3.0. Read it on the Blender code site.

Nekki  has announced a new version of its character animation software Cascadeur. Early Access version 3 adds several changes and improvements to previously introduced features, but also adds two completely new features that allow the user to create animation cycles and secondary motion. Find out more on Nekki's website. 

Foundry has announced the release of Nuke 13.1 with a focus on improving user experience, timeline improvements and streamlining workflows. (more...)

Autodesk has released a 4o minute video exploring the latest features of Arnold renderer. Watch it on YouTube. 

CG Cookie has released its biggest ever Blender course called HUMAN. The course covers realistic portrait creation over 28 hours of video lessons. Watch a trailer on YouTube and find out more about the course on CG Cookie.