DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.40

DreamWorks Animation has updated MoonRay, its in-house production renderer, now available open-source. MoonRay 2.40 extends the new light path visualizer for debugging renders, and introduces a prototype for a new user interface. A high-performance Monte Carlo ray tracer, used on all recent DreamWorks moviesOpen-sourced in 2023, along with Arras, DreamWorks’ in-house cloud rendering framework, MoonRay … Read more

Autodesk releases Maya 2026 and Maya Creative 2026

Autodesk has released Maya 2026, the new version of its 3D modeling and animation software. Unlike Autodesk’s recent annual updates to Maya, it does not introduce any complete new toolsets, but there are updates throughout the existing core functionality, including 3D modeling, retopology, shading, animation and simulation. There are also updates to Maya’s integration plugin … Read more