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7 CG products you may have missed in September 2022
See what's new in AMD's pro GPU drivers, and in tools like Clarisse, Redshift and Omniverse Create.
Blend File Importer loads .blend files in Unreal Engine
Handy new add-on makes it possible to import Blender scenes directly into Unreal Engine 4 and 5.
Tutorial: Cinematic Lighting in Unreal Engine 5
Master cutting-edge real-time lighting techniques with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for SketchUp
SketchUp edition of the renderer now supports lights and materials from visualisation app Enscape.
Download free After Effects plugin Crate’s Light Wrap
ProductionCrate's plugin creates quick, controllable light wraps in After Effects. For commercial use.
Glassbox Technologies releases BeeHive 2.0
Check out the new features in the collaborative virtual scene editing tool for Unreal Engine and Maya.
AXYZ design ships anima 5.0
Crowd simulation system for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya and UE5 gets new AI-based 'neural crowds' engine, and physical motion blur.
Nevercenter releases Silo 2022.3 and Milo 2022.2
Check out the latest features in the lightweight 3D modelling software and its new real-time renderer.
All of the Substance 3D tools are now free to students
Use Substance 3D Painter, Sampler, Designer, Stager and Modeler for free, including on portfolio material.
Google’s DreamFusion turns text into 3D models
Research paves the way for new AI art tools that generate 3D models based on your text descriptions.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 0.26
New free beta of the VR sculpting software adds stroke stabilisation and long-awaited stamp system.
Reallusion releases Character Creator 4.1
Character creation tool gets neat new auto-rigging system, new LOD creation and subdivision options.
Blender will no longer ditch the VFX Reference platform
Open-source 3D app to revert to supporting the industry standard after criticism from VFX artists.
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Cinema 4D
Check out the new features in this major update to the renderer, several unique to the C4D edition.
Wacom launches new Cintiq Pro 27 pen display
120Hz 27-inch Cintiq Pro is the 'fastest pen display in the industry', but performance comes at a price.
Autodesk Revit users to get Twinmotion for free
Part of the firm's new collaboration with Epic Games to break down barriers between their software.
Autodesk announces Flow
First product to be released on Autodesk's new 'industry cloud' for M&E work like VFX and game dev will 'focus on asset management'.
Free tools: Unreal Live Link 2.1 for Maya is out
Check out the new features in Autodesk and Epic Games' free plugins live-linking Maya and UE5.
Turn your desktop into a UE5 platformer with 3D scanning
[Sponsored] Discover how Android and iOS photogrammetry app KIRI Engine helps create indie games.
Eye candy: Chaos’s 2022 V-Ray showreels
See the best new VFX and arch viz work created with V-Ray, along with tech breakdowns of key projects.
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