Unreal Engine 5.7: five key features for CG artists
See our pick of the features in the next version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
new features
Chaos releases Vantage 3.0
Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Atlux λ 2 puts a virtual 3D scanning studio in Unreal Engine
Big update to the UE5 product and portfolio rendering plugin also lets you generate virtual scan data for use in 3D Gaussian Splatting apps.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
Scene Group releases Cavalry 2.5
Big update to the motion design software adds a planar tracker, chroma keying, and support for file referencing to create precomps.
Monday, October 13th, 2025
Trimble releases SketchUp 2026.0
Check out the latest features in the architectural modeling software, including new collaboration options and updates to PBR materials.
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Chaos releases Anima 6.2 with extended traffic simulation
Check out the new features in the streamlined crowd and traffic simulation tool for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine.
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for SketchUp with new AI Upscaler
Major update to the SketchUp edition of the renderer adds new AI tool for upscaling renders to 16K. Check out all the other new features.
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Material Maker 1.4 is a big update to the free material authoring app
Open-source alternative to tools like Substance 3D Designer and Painter gets a long-awaited update. Check out the new features.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Download the free CryEngine Community Edition
Community-created patch for CryEngine 5.7 adds the first publicly available new features to Crytek's AAA game engine for three years.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 7.1 for 3ds Max
Update to the popular effects plugin makes it easier to exchange simulation caches with Houdini, Bifrost, EmberGen and LiquiGen.
Monday, October 6th, 2025
EbSynth 2 can turn video into animation without using AI
Neat browser-based stylization, retouching and roto tool uses texture synthesis to transfer the look of a still image to an entire video.
Monday, October 6th, 2025
Escape Motions releases Rebelle 8
Big update to the natural media painting software adds new Bristle Brushes, environment lighting for thick paint, and better PSD support.
Friday, October 3rd, 2025
Faceform releases Wrap 2025.9 and Wrap4D 2025.9
Check out the new features in the topology transfer tools for creating digital doubles and blendshapes from 3D scans of actors.
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025