10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.25
See the best new tools in the game engine and real-time renderer - from new ray traced materials to LIDAR support.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
architectural visualization
Discover 10 key artist features in V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max
Read our pick of the features in the public beta, from the new LightMix system to out-of-core rendering.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Get CG software for free during the coronavirus outbreak
Need to work from home? Your CG software may be available free if you use these companies' tools.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Act-3D releases Lumion 10.3
Real-time visualisation software gets an improved render preview, support for displacement maps, new live link plugin for AutoCAD.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Download 15 free photographic cutouts of trees and bushes
Get Mariusz Rawski's cutouts of garden trees and bushes in PNG format at widths of up to 5,500px. For commercial use.
Sunday, March 8th, 2020
e-on software launches PlantCatalog
PlantFactory creator launches new set of procedural 3D plants for use in DCC apps and game engines.
Thursday, February 13th, 2020
Download Kaiserbold's 10 free photographic cutout trees
Get free cutouts of broadleaved and coniferous trees for use in archviz images. Commercial use.
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.23
Game engine gets eagerly anticipated Chaos destruction physics toolset, new virtual production tools.
Wednesday, September 4th, 2019
Get 25 free cutout people and 25 free sky backgrounds
Download Kaiserbold's free photographic resources. Various resolutions; skies licensed for commercial use.
Sunday, February 10th, 2019
Eye candy: Blender's 2015 Cycles demo reel
See the best new work created with Blender's raytracing engine, from photorealistic visualisation to charming CG shorts.
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Act-3D releases Lumion 5.3
Real-time visualisation tool can now create normal maps automatically and render 'poster-res' images.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
e-on software releases LumenRT GeoDesign
New add-on links the real-time visualisation tool to ESRI's CityEngine city-generation software.
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2012 V-Ray showreels
Leading renderer gets not one demo reel but (count 'em) five. And they're all teeth-grindingly gorgeous.
Thursday, August 30th, 2012