PHOTOSHOP CC 2015 NEW FEATURES
Photoshop CC 2015 delivered new options to create bump and normal maps, and reduce the poly count of 3D models.
KeyShot Viewer Released
Luxion has released KeyShot Viewer a free, stand-alone, touch-enabled, desktop application for Mac and Windows for sharing, interactive viewing and presentation of KeyShot scenes. KeyShot Viewer uses the same CPU-powered ray-tracing render engine as KeyShot to produce amazing photo-realistic visuals in real-time.
ArionFX for Photoshop
RandomControl demonstrated a new feature of the upcoming version of ArionFX for Photoshop: Upcast, that allows to define a minimum pixel brightness threshold above which an amplification factor will be applied.
CAD mouse by 3Dconnexion
3Dconnexion has introduced the mouse designed with CAD professionals in mind. It has 7 buttons in total, including dedicated middle mouse button, 8200dpi / 1000Hz laser sensor, quickZoom, smart scroll wheel and gesture/radial menu button.
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V-Ray Next Beta 2
End of February Chaos Group presented V-Ray Next, Beta 2 for 3ds Max with GPU volume rendering, Nvidia denoising and many other cool new features.
Substance 3D Painter 10.1 Update
Version 10.1 of Substance 3D Painter, released near the end of 2024, is a major update that brings several improvements designed to make the texturing experience smoother and more powerful. With new features, enhanced support for the USD format, and significant performance upgrades, this version aims to meet the needs of 3D artists, game designers, and VFX professionals. Notably, the addition of new filter options and an update to core dependencies ensure a greater flexibility and speed during the creative workflow.
TWILIGHT RENDER 2.4
Twilight Render team recently announced the new release of their plugin for photorealistic (biased and unbiased) rendering in Sketch Up.
Twinmotion 2025.1 Preview 2 update
Twinmotion 2025.1 Preview 2 brings enhanced rendering tools, refining real-time visualization with optimized Lumen and Path Tracing systems. Developed by Epic Games, this latest update improves lighting, reflections, and overall performance, making Twinmotion even more powerful for architecture, urban design, and automotive rendering.
V-RAY 3.0 FOR 3DS MAX
V-RAY 3.0 FOR 3DS MAX: Free update for registered users adds several new features and improvements.
V-Ray Cloud
Chaos Group presented the end of February V-Ray Cloud beta - new cloud rendering integrated directly in V-Ray that seamlessly unlocks the speed and virtually unlimited power of the cloud.
VR-PANORAMAS WITH LUMION
Latest update of Lumion 6.3 now allows to demonstrate 3D models from Sketchup and Revit on Gear VR and Oculus Rift DK2 (Oculus CV1 support will follow soon).
