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character creator

Neat new add-on displays the effect of individual shapes as real-time heatmaps, helping troubleshoot complex facial and full-body rigs.

Monday, February 2nd, 2026

Tool for auto-fitting 3D clothing to 3D characters gets new plugins for round-tripping assets to Unity and Unreal. Supports MetaHumans.

Monday, February 2nd, 2026

Character animation and creation apps get new subscription plans, while the AccuPose Infinity add-on switches to a perpetual license.

Monday, January 12th, 2026

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Friday, November 28th, 2025

Interesting tool suite transfers clothing and rigs between 3D characters from different sources. Works with UE5 MetaHumans.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

Check out the new features in this major update to the 3D character creation app, from the new HD base characters to the new Maya plugin.

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

[Sponsored] Games artist Francis Lamoureux reveals how he uses Reallusion's Character Creator to convert sculpts to game characters.

Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

Dress MetaHumans faster with the new plugin to help round-trip data between Unreal Engine and the 3D clothing fitting tool. Free in beta.

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025

Check out the new release date for the 3D character creation app for games and VFX, plus details of its ActorMixer character mixing system.

Monday, July 21st, 2025

Character generator and real-time animation tool get updates to AI Smart Search, plus new lower-cost iContent licenses for stock assets.

Friday, June 27th, 2025

Big update to the 3D clothing design tool adds a new fur material, new keyframe animation capabilities, and a modular garment library.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

Add-on lets you send characters from Character Creator to MetaTailor with one-click, fit 3D clothing to them, then send them back to CC4.

Thursday, April 17th, 2025

Promising free Blender add-on generates rigged 3D characters with skin materials and hair, suitable for games, animation or VFX work.

Monday, March 24th, 2025