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Wide-ranging update to the architectural renderer adds AI PBR material generation, plus new scene layout, camera and lighting tools.

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025

Use the powerful Content Browser from the Unreal Engine 5 world-building tool free indefinitely. Comes with thousands of free 3D assets.

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025

Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool, including Runtime Virtual Texturing and an Advanced Water Shader.

Thursday, March 13th, 2025

Check out the new AI features in the GPU-based ray tracing renderer, including automatic atmosphere and texture generation.

Friday, December 15th, 2023

Cinema 4D renderer gets bridge to Enscape, live link to Vantage, support for MaterialX materials, and updates to V-Ray GPU.

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

Check out the latest features in the renderer, including major updates to object scattering and support for Enmesh in V-Ray GPU.

Monday, December 11th, 2023

Sizeable update to the production renderer adds MaterialX support, new Enscape bridge, and updates to V-Ray GPU and Chaos Scatter.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Read our run-down of the key changes in the largest ever update to Houdini, from character animation to rendering and machine learning.

Thursday, November 9th, 2023

iPad sculpting app gets hierarchy system, new Sketch Sculpt brush, support for Area and IES lights. Free for up to three active files.

Sunday, July 23rd, 2023

Now shipping: visualisation tool gets streamlined new UI, updated path tracer, multi-GPU rendering.

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

Check out the new features in the physically based GPU renderer. You can use it for free in a web browser.

Friday, March 17th, 2023

Free GPU renderer gets new bevel shader, better interactive rendering. New Maya and Houdini versions also available.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial sets out all of UE5's key lighting tools, from Lightmass to Lumen.

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022