RenderMan Bridge Tools

Production Proven Tools for Artists

RenderMan bridge tools are more modern and faster than ever, giving you new creative possibilities at every step of the way

Created for the Leading VFX and Animation Tools

The interface for your favorite 3D application has been redesigned for interactivity so you can focus more on the creative process

Meet Solaris

RenderMan 23 supports the new Houdini 18 native USD “Solaris” workflows

Made for Creatives

From the biggest studios in the world to the single artist, each RenderMan bridge tool is made with artists in mind, giving your creative ambitions direct access to Pixar's toolbox.

Pixar Tools

RenderMan includes the same tools used at Pixar productions, including materials, lights, and integrators, for the most cutting-edge images.

RenderMan Art Challenges

Check out the amazing work done by single artists on our "Woodville" Art Challenge.

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Production Technology

RenderMan bridge tools are used and tested by the biggest VFX and animation studios in the world.

Fine Tuned and Battle Tested

RenderMan Bridge Tools are custom made for every application and made in collaboration with the application's developers, making the most efficient use of the applications interface.

They are used to create some of the most ambitious VFX and animation shots in the business, creating an ecosystem for incredibly demanding app development, which leads to cutting edge technology and stability depended upon by the biggest blockbusters.

Mari Shader

Get a better preview of your work inside Mari with a GLSL approximation for Pixar Surface Material

Mega Interactivity

RenderMan was designed with interactivity in mind...and we'll let our friends at Rock Star tell you all about it!

"The new plugin is excellent. The integration is tight, it makes it easier than ever for our Houdini artists to work in Renderman!"

- Chris Rydalch, Production Technology Technical Director, Blue Sky Studios

Highlights

Seamless Integration and Direct Scene Translation
Run RenderMan Inside the Viewport
Interactive Shading, Lighting, and Geometry Edits
Interactive editing of AOVs and LPEs
Interactive Displacement Edits
Light and Pattern Baking
Pixar Surface Material approximation for Mari
Plugin Support (Shave and Haircut, Yeti, Golaem, Realflow...)
Image Checkpointing
Advanced Pixar Patterns
Self-configuring installation with multi-version support
Dynamic Shader Binding
Easy Deep Data Output
OpenSubdiv
Precompiled and Fast Shading
Arbitrary Variables via Tokens
Comprehensive Python API
For more see the Release Notes

	Maya	Houdini	Katana
Seamless Integration	✅	✅	✅
Latest RenderMan Features	✅	✅	✅
Native USD Support	❌	✅	❌
Unlimited Multi-Threaded Rendering	✅	✅	✅
Viewport Rendering	✅	✅	✅
Interactive Refinement	✅	✅	✅
Light and Pattern Baking	✅	✅	✅
Support for Multiple Integrators	✅	✅	✅
Advanced Denoiser Technology	✅	✅	✅
Interactive Shading, Lighting & Geo Edits	✅	✅	✅
Interactive Editing of Secondary Passes	✅	✅	✅
Interactive Displacement Edits	✅	✅	✅
Image Checkpointing	✅	✅	✅
SIMD Hardware Accelerated OSL	✅	✅	✅
Path Traced Subsurface Scattering	✅	✅	✅
MNEE & Manifold Walk	✅	✅	✅
Pixar Surface Material System	✅	✅	✅
OpenVDB 5.2 Support	✅	✅	✅
RIB & Alembic Archives	✅	✅	✅
RiProcedural Plug-ins	✅	✅	✅
Particles	✅	✅	✅
Fur and Hair	✅	✅	✅
Maya Paint FX	✅	❌	❌
Native Curve Rendering	✅	✅	✅
Native NURBS Rendering	✅	✅	✅
Advanced Pixar Patterns	✅	✅	✅
Dynamic Shader Binding	✅	❌	❌
Interactive Hair Grooming	✅	✅	❌
Interactive UV Editing	✅	✅	❌

Featured Artists

Check out what artists around the world are doing with RenderMan

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