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fire effects

Free version of the real-time volumetric effects tool for games and VFX comes with four free stock explosion and tornado effects.

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

Get free smoke and fire FX as 2K ProRes files or sequences of VDB files optimized for rendering in Blender. For commercial use.

Sunday, January 12th, 2025

Updated: download a new shape-shifting 'VFX character' from the eye-catching Unity tech demo.

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

Features due in Unity this year include in-editor LOD generation, swappable physics backends, and more generative AI tools.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

Check out the key artist features in the next version of the game engine, including support for Variable Rate Shading and better DX12 ray tracing.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

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

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

New series of pro workstation and laptop GPUs include the 'most powerful desktop GPU ever created'. See its key specs for CG work.

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

Promising 3D sketching app for iPad gets time-saving new workflows for Apple Pencil users, including support for haptic feedback.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025