Katana 7 brings enhanced USD support and significant performance improvements. Experience USD-native workflows & harness Katana's powerful LookDev & Lighting tools. Seamlessly work with USD scenes & enhance your pipeline. Boost productivity with faster interactive updates, thanks to multi-threaded Live Rendering.

USD Enhancements
Simplify your pipeline with native USD workflows in Katana. With native USD integration, easily manipulate USD within Katana using the new Scene Explorer and a new set of nodes.

Multi-Threaded Live Rendering
Benefit from faster interactive updates, now up to twice as fast, thanks to upgraded, multi-threaded Live Rendering. Boost productivity and performance with enhanced Live Rendering and Foresight+ compatibility.

Optimized Geolib3-MT Runtime
Geolib3-MT Runtime has been optimized to improve memory management so you can focus on what matters. New caching strategies provide you with a scalable and robust solution to ensure that your render will fit on your farm.

VFX Reference Platform 2023
Benefit from the features of Katana 7.0 with the updated VFX Reference Platform 2023. Integrating Katana into your pipeline is now easier than ever before.

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