Fumaris, a $39 GPU-based simulation extension for Blender 5.1+, lets archviz artists bake smoke and fire effects in real time using NVIDIA Flow, eliminating the traditional export-to-external-simulator workflow.
A new $39 plugin for 3ds Max 2022–2027 ports Maya's UV Editor interface—component modes, marking menus, and edge selection—directly into Max. Built on the native Unwrap UVW modifier with a 25% launch discount, it cuts repetitive UV work for archviz studios.
Substance 3D Painter 12.2 lets artists adjust baking cage distance per-pixel on the model itself, eliminating full-cage recalculations. New Order Independent Transparency also improves viewport preview of glass and transparent surfaces.
Veras 5.3 introduces NODES, a visual workflow builder now in Beta that lets users generate parametric geometry and bake it directly into Revit, Rhino, or SketchUp. The system shifts Veras from rendering-first to a full generative design platform with interactive design tools.
SketchUp 2025–2026 has added native PBR materials, AI image generation, and real-time rendering plugins like Lumion View, letting archviz artists produce photorealistic images without leaving the viewport. This collapses the traditional design-to-render pipeline.
Maxon's Redshift 2027.0 cuts render times by up to 15% through memory optimization and adds official Archicad integration alongside improved materials and live feedback tools.
Blender 5.3 arrives November 10 with DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, an AI-powered denoiser for Cycles that works on RTX 20–50 series cards. The upgrade promises faster interactive lighting workflows at near-final quality.
Chaos released V-Ray for Blender 7.4 with Windows ARM64 compatibility, Phoenix Ocean textures for exterior scenes, Quick Sun Caustics for realistic lighting, and tools to organize large asset libraries and migrate from Blender's native renderer.
Maxon's October 2026 release adds procedural vegetation scattering, reworked GPU memory management in Redshift, and liquid simulation—streamlining environment work and viewport iteration for archviz studios.
A free community plugin now lets 3ds Max users with older GPUs access neural rendering via DLSS 5, potentially speeding up renders without hardware upgrades.
In this walkthrough, we guide you through the process of building a polished 3D interior scene inspired by the cover of Archmodels vol. 306 – Table Sets.
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