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Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.

Updated: check out the 3D clothing design software's new USD-based workflow for exporting simulations to Unreal Engine 5.4.

Discover how to create a professional-quality VFX shot with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to explosion simulation.

Check out the new features in the real-time ray tracing renderer, including the D5 Scatter tool - and new AI tools, including Text to 3D.

Update to the tree-generation software ditches Leonardo da Vinci's 'Rule of Trees' to better simulate how trees really age.

Popular photogrammetry software is now free to users with revenue under $1 million/year. Check out the other changes in RealityCapture 1.4.

Real-time visualization tool is free for commercial use to anyone earning under $1 million/year. See what else is new in Twinmotion 2023.2.4.

Check out the changes to the AI model behind Adobe's suite of generative AI tools, including its new Structure Reference system.

Check out self-taught animator SouthernShotty's inspirational animation breakdown for his 13-minute, one-person Blender short.

Sharpen your concept design skills with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced masterclass, recorded by Star Atlas artist Jort van Welbergen.

Big update to the browser-based generative AI tool makes it possible to create 8K 360° environments from text prompts or sketches

First new Ampere-generation workstation GPUs in two years are entry-level cards for AI and less demanding CG work.

New plugin generates procedural 3D buildings from modular parts, directly inside the real-time animation software.

Check out the latest features in the set of effects plugins for video editing and compositing apps like After Effects and DaVinci Resolve.

Free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Mari adds powerful new Node Editor and Ramp Editor.

Check out the new features in the stable version of the virtual reality sculpting software, and the experimental public beta release.

Free tool to prevent generative AI models from learning artists' personal styles from online images is now faster and more robust.

Archtectural design and hard surface modeling software gets new higher-performance graphics engine with support for ambient occlusion.

Check out the experimental features in the compositing and motion graphics app, including the option to import and render 3D animations.

Suite of effects plugins gets new tool for importing, texturing and rendering 3D objects in After Effects, for motion graphics or VFX work.