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Read our run-down of the key new features in the game engine, from better ray tracing to AI-driven character posing.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Check out the new features in Character Creator 3.3, iClone 7.8 and the SkinGen Premium plugin.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Long-awaited Metal-native version of OctaneRender now available to Mac users with Otoy subscriptions.

Monday, July 20th, 2020

$5 app provides 3D previews of PBR texture sets. Now supports custom background environments.

Monday, July 13th, 2020

New tool for real-time ray traced previews of V-Ray scenes gets new animation editor, physical camera.

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Impressive free app streams facial animation from an iPhone to a 3D character in the game engine.

Thursday, July 9th, 2020

Get NatureManufacture's pack of 3D models of meadow plants and trees free on the UE4 marketplace.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Updated: see the new cloth physics transfer system due in iClone 7.8 and the UE4 live link next month.

Thursday, June 25th, 2020

Big update with a small version number adds a new GPU-based chroma keyer to the real-time motion graphics and VFX software.

Friday, June 19th, 2020

$699/year subscription includes 11 editions of V-Ray, plus Phoenix FD, Project Lavina and VRScans assets.

Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

See the new features in the Maya and Houdini crowd animation tool. Now free for low-budget projects.

Thursday, June 11th, 2020

Neat new skin-generation toolset for Character Creator generates detailed human skin complete with pores, wrinkles, blemishes and hair.

Monday, June 1st, 2020

See how AMD's flagship 64-core workstation CPU performs in Jason Lewis's real-world CG benchmarks.

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

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