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Get free volumetric 3D clouds for previs, motion graphics and VFX in CG apps and game engines like Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

Get 125 free cloud textures on black backgrounds for background compositing in VFX or motion graphics projects. Commercial use.

Sunday, November 17th, 2024

Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine simulation baking tool, including support for UE5's new Heterogeneous Volumes.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2024

Final versions of the now-discontinued digital nature tools are available free for commercial use. Discover their features here.

Friday, May 10th, 2024

Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.

Monday, April 29th, 2024

Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

Sizeable update to the GPU ray tracing renderer adds real-time caustics, and cutaway rendering.

Thursday, August 17th, 2023

New features in the renderer include updates to Corona Decal and improved volume rendering.

Friday, June 23rd, 2023

Check out the new features due in the next major update to the renderer - including proper support for the camera inside volumes.

Friday, December 16th, 2022

Sizeable update to the renderer adds support for Intel's OIDN for render denoising, plus multi-scattering in volumes like clouds.

Monday, December 12th, 2022

Landscape generation software can now export clouds to other DCC apps in OpenVDB format.

Friday, November 4th, 2022

'Next evolution' of OpenVDB brings the power of AI to volumetric data, reducing the memory footprint of fluid simulations by up to 100x.

Tuesday, August 9th, 2022

Eidos-Montréal's UnrealVDB lets users view VDB files inside Unreal Engine and render them with its path tracer.

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022