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New Unreal Engine 5 edition integrates 3d-io's popular UV packing tool into the game engine.

Get 50 stock FX clips, including explosions, fire and magic effects. ProRes/H.264 format, up to 4K, for commercial use.

Learn character animation from DreamWorks' Kelly Vawter with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Check out the upcoming features in Adobe's digital sculpting software, like real-time ray traced lighting.

Other tech 'Oscars' go to Pixar's Fizt2 simulation system and Wētā FX's in-house render manager.

Neat new set dressing plugin can automatically add ornaments and books to the furniture in a scene.

Innovative character animation app gets revamped animation layer system, neat animatable sculpt tool.

Scene layout and rendering app gets presets for turntable renders, USD export and CAD file import.

Major update to the material authoring tool adds intuitive new AI-assisted 3D scanning toolset.

Material authoring tool gets quality-of-life updates when working with nodes, formulas or the 3D View.

Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the unexpected 3D tools that can speed up your concept art work.

Free browser-based AI mocap platform now supports animation style transfer and motion blending.

Big update to the free app adds a layers system, pressure sensitivity and new options for mixed reality.

Check out the new features in the popular Blender tool for generating terrain for games & matte paintings.

Handy 3ds Max script generates randomised buildings - or any other type of 3D model - by stacking modular components along splines.

Real-time rendering and look dev app gets new texture painting features, light baking, USD support.

Get 10 free high-res HDRIs suitable for rendering deep space scenes. EXR format, for commercial use.

Create custom checker maps and download them at up to 8K resolution with this neat free app.

Edit characters exported from Character Creator or iClone in the Unity Editor with this handy plugin.

Volumetric rendererer and particle tools for 3ds Max and Maya now free via an Apache 2.0 licence.