10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.27
See our pick of UE4's new features, from more in-camera visual effects tools to multi-GPU lightmap baking.
Monday, August 23rd, 2021
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Ragdoll Dynamics adds real-time physics to your Maya rigs
Neat new plugin adds realistic dynamics to machines, muscles, cloth and hair in the Maya viewport.
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Maxon, Tangent Animation join Academy Software Foundation
Cinema 4D and LoUPE developers become members of industry body to promote open-source VFX tech.
Monday, August 2nd, 2021
Eye candy: Epic Games' new UE4 in-camera VFX demo
Check out this three-minute short with environments rendered in real time inside Unreal Engine 4.27.
Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
Epic Games buys Sketchfab
Unreal Engine dev acquires the leading 3D model portfolio service and library of AR-ready content. Fees cut on the Sketchfab store.
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Adobe backs Blender Development Fund
Software giant's Gold sponsorship provides €30,000/year to help develop the open-source 3D app.
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Academy Software Foundation adopts MaterialX
Movie industry standards body to oversee future development of the open format for rich material data.
Friday, July 16th, 2021
Take-Two Interactive Software acquires Dynamixyz
Dynamixyz's facial mocap tech now available exclusively to Take-Two's own studios like Rockstar Games.
Monday, July 5th, 2021
Use Faceware Studio for free for six months
New PLE licences of the real-time facial mocap software can be used with MetaHumans in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Khronos launches certification for online 3D model viewers
New visual standards program is already being adopted by model sites like CGTrader and Sketchfab.
Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Epic Games buys ArtStation
Top online portfolio service will stay open to non-games artists and Unreal Engine users. Sales fees on ArtStation Marketplace reduced.
Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
Download 85 free meshes of Australian trees and rocks
Get Andrew Svanberg Hamilton's Rural Australia scan-based assets free for use with Unreal Engine.
Sunday, April 25th, 2021
Epic Games launches MetaHuman Creator
Hotly tipped next-gen character creator now free in early access, along with 50 sample characters.
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021