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Architectural renderer gets new procedural night sky system, support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, and new AI material generator.

Monday, November 17th, 2025

See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

Get 25 free HDRIs of natural and urban environments in HDR format at up to 24,576 x 12,288px resolution. CC0 license, for commercial use.

Sunday, November 9th, 2025

Get ultra-high-resolution HDRIs for visualization, VFX and games projects from the new online asset library. EXR format, CC0 license.

Monday, October 27th, 2025

Environment artist Marcos 'Brasileirisses' Frazao's Construction Props Unreal Engine asset package is free on Fab for two weeks.

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

Check out our list of CG tools that can - or soon will - harness the Snapdragon processors in Copilot+ PCs, from Affinity Photo to ZBrush.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

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

Check out the latest features in the architectural modeling software, including new collaboration options and updates to PBR materials.

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

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

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

Major update to the real-time visualization app adds support for Nanite and the Unreal VCam virtual camera app. Free to indie artists.

Wednesday, October 1st, 2025