Marvelous Designer

A person with a distinctive, textured skin expression gazes intently, illuminated by a warm, fiery glow in the background. Their features suggest a serious or intense moment, with shadows enhancing the dramatic effect.

9 min

Unreal Reality: Building A New Specimen

Director Dimitri Vallein breaks down the real-time production of his Unreal Engine short film New Specimen, from motion capture to cloth sims.

Bela Beier

04.02.2026

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A digital graphic featuring colorful spheres, including green, yellow, and orange, on a flowing fabric background. The text reads 'MARVELOUS DESIGNER INDIE LICENSE' with the subtitle 'Professional Support. Indie Affordability.' in a modern font.

2 min

Marvelous Designer adds indie pricing, quietly

Marvelous Designer introduces a discounted indie licence with defined revenue limits and feature parity.

Bela Beier

12.01.2026

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Three stylized, transparent figures with varied postures against a dark, wavy background. The figures display rounded features and central white detailing, showcasing different shapes and positions.

3 min

Marvelous Designer 2025.2: MetaHumans, Pleats & Keyframes

Marvelous Designer 2025 introduces direct MetaHuman DNA import, pattern-to-trim/accessory conversion, pleat creation and expanded keyframe control.

Bela Beier

18.11.2025

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A flowing fabric in shades of cream and beige against a soft brown background, overlaid with the text 'MARVELOUS DESIGNER For Linux OS September 30th Includes a Python API for scripting, batch processing, automation, and more.'

1 min

Marvelous Designer finally sews itself into Linux

Marvelous Designer stitches into Linux pipelines on 30 September. New: Python API for scripting, batch I/O, and automation.

Bela Beier

30.09.2025

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Five cartoonish characters in futuristic armor standing in a row against a dark background. Each character has unique features, with exaggerated facial expressions and differing sizes, blending both whimsical and sci-fi elements.

4 min

Clothy3D: New Tool for Clothing Auto-Fit, Rigging & Mesh Transfers

TL;DR: Clothy3D is a new free software tool for auto-fitting and rigging clothes across 3D characters, transferring skeletons and skin weights, and exporting via FBX. With a marketplace and tutorials included, it could bridge pipelines between Marvelous Designer, Daz3D, iClone, and Unreal Engine—though still in beta.

Bela Beier

25.09.2025

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3 min

Marvelous Designer 2025.1: Draw, Wash, Repeat

Marvelous Designer 2025.1 brings Off-Avatar 3D Pen, Denim Wet Wash, AI Pose Generator, and Softbody for custom rigs.

Bela Beier

21.08.2025

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3D character model wearing a fur cape in design software.

2 min

Marvelous 2025: Now with Extra Fur, Fewer Triangles

Marvelous Designer 2025.0 refines simulation and modeling: new IK, UVs for sides and back, fur preview in 3D, better quads, modular workflow, and more.