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Read our pick of the latest features in Unreal Engine, from Mesh Terrain to MetaHuman Crowds, by way of new rigging and animation tools.

Get Dmitriy Dryzhak's White Castle model as a modular Unity or UE5 asset package, or in FBX format for use in any CG software.

Blender version of the renderer also gets a new Node Wrangler and GPU rendering on AMD GPUs, including in the free Community Edition.

New version of the terrain design software adds new macro system and 16K baking, but release dates for Gaea 2.4 and 3.0 pushed back.

Major update to the 3D modeling and animation software adds new physics-based layout, rigging, VFX and camera tracking tools.

Get a free Maya creature rig with both body and facial controls, created using Maya character rigging framework BEAR.

Master professional simulation workflows using Houdini's Vellum solver with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed six-hour tutorial.

Planar and 3D tracking software gets AI-based point tracking tech for tracking previously impossible shots. See the other new features.

Open-source game engine gets new native particle system, updates to tonemapping and the physical sky, and automatic LOD generation.

Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including updates to hex tiling, and support for DoF in real-time renderer Redshift Live.

3D animation and motion graphics software gets a new, completely redesigned UV Editor and UV tools. Check out all of the changes here.

Discover how to create creature grooms in Maya and optimize them for use in Unreal Engine with the Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.

Kiri Innovations' free add-on now lets you transfer animation from proxy meshes - including rigged 3D characters - to 3DGS scans.

See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, from updates to Copernicus to tools to train, relight and rig Gaussian Splats.

New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.

[Sponsored] Enter the 3D character design and animation contest to get access to the Reallusion tool suite and a chance to win cash prizes.

Now out of beta: discover key new features for VFX artists and colorists in the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

Now out of beta: 3D compositing app gets new motion graphics tools and updates to deep compositing, USD and lens correction workflows.

Cloud Imperium Games artist Martin Milz's Modular SciFi Station asset pack sells for $44.99, but you can get it for free for the next two weeks.

Lightweight 3D modelling and UV mapping software gets a 100x boost in viewport rendering speed, plus full glTF support.