An update to V-Ray 2.0 is now available!

Chaos Group is pleased to announce an update to V-Ray 2.0, delivering outstanding new features and improvements, including enhanced GPU functionality using V-RayRT and new Hair and Fur capabilities. Visit chaosgroup.com, and download today!

- New Hair and Fur Capabilities
- Real-time Rendering Improvements
- Next-Generation Texturing
- V-Ray Frame Buffer Enhancements
- MetaSL Support

V-Ray 2.0 Hair and Fur Shader Tutorial by Dimitar Krastev-Jimmy, Chaos Group

V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino BETA NOW OPEN!

Chaos Group is excited to announce the V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino Beta! Now users can enjoy features such as V-Ray RT, Dome Light, Proxy and many more. Sign up now to evaluate the new features and enhancements included in the latest release.

Please, note that upon release the new version of V-Ray for Rhino will be running with Hardware Key (dongle) installation only. Read more about hardware keys here.

The Great MAXON Survey 2011

Take 5 minutes to help MAXON improve service and make your favorite software, one click is all it takes to get started.

The new update for CINEMA 4D R13.051 includes a wide variety of improvements and fixes.
- List of updated features
- Update download link

Press Release (31 October 2011)
NEW EXCHANGE PLUG-IN FOR CINEMA 4D AND ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS

The new plug-in for Adobe® After Effects CS5 and CS5.5 allows motion graphics artists to export projects directly into CINEMA 4D R13. (READ MORE...)

The new CINEMA 4D R13 exchange plug-in compatible with Adobe After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5 is immediately available as a free download.

Maxon Cinema 4D Release 13: Production Information, New Features and Demo Download

Press Release: MAXON Unveils CINEMA 4D Release 13 Next Generation Simplifies Character Animation, Adds Stereographic Capabilities and Physical Rendering.

Arion 1.5.1 Launched!

This version brings so many new features and improvements it's hard to make a choice to highlight the most remarkable ones.

• Faster speed, better noise
• Sub-Surface Scattering
• Single Sheet Sub-Surface Scattering (S5)
• Participating media (fog)
• Mapped emitters
• Real world emitter units
• Coated reflections
• Integratable rough dielectrics
• Improved physical sky
• Draft engine
• State of the art BRDF
• Dielectrics improvements
• Camera improvements
• Stereoscopy
• Falloff
• NVIDIA CUDA 4
• Material override
• New compositing channels
• Wireframe override
• Improved UI: Scene tree
• Scenes repository
• And much more...

The formZ 7 Public Beta is here!

Download by clicking here.

Want to see what's new in form•Z 7? Here's your opportunity in this first part of a two part live webinar.

Webinar 1 Replay:
- via Auto•Des•Sys web

Webinar 2 Replay:
- via Auto•Des•Sys web

Chaos Group Announces Major New Developments at Siggraph Asia 2011

For a fourth consecutive year, our team will take part in the Asian edition of the biggest global CG event – Siggraph (13-15 December 2011). We welcome you at our booth (#B02), where we will hold presentations throughout the whole conference. We are happy to have some of our partners present at our booth:

• Technology company Golaem, providing crowd simulation software with V-Ray rendering support

• Tokyo-based CG production company Drawiz with an amazing portfolio of animation and VFX projects using V-Ray

Read More...

Phoenix FD 2.0 now on the market!

The new and significantly improved version of Chaos Group's grid-based simulator Phoenix FD is here! Phoenix FD 2.0 now comes with liquids, foam & splashes simulator and particle shader as well as improved GPU preview. Read More...

The first Google SketchUp Pro Seminar – China 2011 has been held successfully in Shanghai on 10 November 2011.

Thank you every one for coming! Official event photos will be posted online soon at www.su-cn.net.

Press Release: Vectorworks 2012 software is here! (13.09.2011)

Product Line: Designer • Architect • Landmark • Spotlight • Machine Design • Fundamentals • Renderworks • Cinema 4D • Scia Engineer