V-Ray 3 for SketchUp is Here!

Yes. It’s here. V-Ray 3 for SketchUp is officially released today. With it comes compatibility with SketchUp 2017, something most people have been crying out for. Beyond this there are actually many more substantial changes. With this iteration, V-Ray for SketchUp radically improves live adjustments and utilises GPU power. As with all upgrades, V-Ray for … Read more

V-Ray for MODO 10.2 – Free Update

Chaos have just released an update to V-Ray for MODO. This free download includes support for MODO 10.2, new features and improvements. Full information below: New Features General Support for MODO 10.2v1 Added a command that consolidates all V-Ray assets (like .vrmesh files) into the same directory as the .lxo scene. The command can be found … Read more

SketchUp 2017 Released! New Version Out Now

It’s here. SketchUp Pro 2017 has been released and it brings with it some tangible boosts to the underlying engine.   Turbocharged Pipeline 2.0 In this SketchUp release, Trimble have made major improvements to the graphics pipeline, creating performance improvements “everywhere you see a .SKP”.  This means the underlying graphics engine behind SketchUp, 3D Warehouse, … Read more

V-Ray 3 For Rhino Beta – Register Now

The V-Ray 3 for Rhino public beta is now open. V-Ray 3 for Rhino is fast, with a clean new interface to speed up workflow. We’ve added some exciting new features and invited our customers to try them before anyone else. Here’s a glimpse of just some of the new features recently added to the … Read more

Cinema 4D R18 – Release & Full Feature List

Cinema4D R18 is here! Check out the showcasing video ‘Versus’ below, along with the making of it. Cinema 4D R18 Full Feature List ANIMATION New Quaternions workflow There is now a Quaternions group in the Coordinates tab The key attributes for Quaternion Rotations have a new option for Quaternion Interpolation types. The user can choose … Read more

VisualARQ 2.0 sneak preview: The Furniture object

The following video shows one of the main features of the upcoming VisualARQ 2.0 version: the new Furniture object. This new object is meant to be used for all the furniture elements in the project design. The video shows two ways to create new Furniture object styles: Using 3D and 2D blocks for the furniture … Read more

VUE 2016 Leaks #2: PlantFactory Variations

1- In PlantFactory 2016 PlantFactory 2015 introduced the concept of Presets. PlantFactory 2016 now introduces the concept of Preset Variations. Preset Variations allow you to immediately include subtle differences to your plant (change the number of buds on a blooming flower, or its petal colours for instance). This new feature allows you to easily add … Read more

VUE 2016 Leaks #1: Interactive Path Tracer

Hybrid GPU/CPU Interactive Path Tracer GPU rendering comes to VUE with the new Path Tracer renderer. This renderer naturally and automatically simulates real-life lighting, and automatically calculates many effects that have to be specifically set with other methods, such as soft shadows, depth of field, caustics, ambient occlusion, and indirect lighting. Path tracing in VUE … Read more