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CityEngine 2026 expands Python and streets
CityEngine 2026 brings its Python 3 API out of beta, improves CGA authoring and adds more precise street editing tools.
Stair Builder brings parametric stairs to C4D
A €25 Cinema 4D generator for stairs and railings, with presets, UV handling, and all of it parametric.
Epic Games ships Twinmotion 2026.1
Twinmotion 2026.1 goes harder on camera realism and faster lookdev, then quietly fixes the boring stuff you actually feel daily.
VINZI Atlux λ arrives on Fab
Atlux λ is now on Fab, bringing a virtual photo studio and one click renders to Unreal Engine, plus Mac support.
Redshift 2026.4 adds Redshift Live and expands support for Vectorworks
Maxon has released Redshift 2026.4. The update introduces Redshift Live as a new real-time render mode, drops Redshift RT, adds support for Vectorworks 2026 Update 4, and brings a set of rendering and workflow updates across the wider Redshift ecosystem.
Maxon ships Redshift for Archviz
Redshift Archviz moves BIM scenes from waiting to tweaking, with real-time previews, assets, and a one-click hop to Cinema 4D for the fancy shots.
280 free automotive Substrate materials for UE 5.7
Epic’s new Automotive Substrate Materials pack on Fab bundles over 280 vehicle-focused Substrate materials plus templates, setup assets, and calibrated maps, targeting consistent results across Lumen and the Path Tracer in Unreal Engine 5.7.3 and later.
Ocean, clouds, and splats: D5 Render 3.0 sets sail
D5 Render 3.0 introduces new environment tools, expanded AI generation, and a lightweight D5 Lite for SketchUp users.
Epic Games updates RealityScan: 2.1 out
pic’s RealityScan 2.1 brings LiDAR & SLAM import, server automation tools and improved UV and rendering support.
Autodesk 3ds Max 2026.3: A modest update with key workflow tweaks
3ds Max 2026.3 arrives with more precise Conform modifier controls, dynamic material switching, USD workflow improvements and an updated Arnold plugin.
The Cube Moved: Go for the Chaos (Ad) Vantage
Architecture Illustrators and Visualizers test Chaos Vantage for a narrative short and accidentally build a moving house. Unbox proves real-time previz can tell stories, not just sell floor plans.
City Life for Crowds: iCrowds Lands in Blender
iCrowds, the new Blender add-on from iCity’s creator, brings smart Sims-style crowds, seven simulation systems, and 100k agents to 3D production.
Open HDRI: 25 Free 29K HDRIs (More to come)
A new online library offers 25 free HDRIs at up to 29K resolution, all under a CC0 license. Open HDRI provides ultra-high-quality lighting environments without sign-ups, tracking or licensing headaches.
3D Measure Master brings CAD-style precision to 3ds Max
The new plugin 3D Measure Master adds CAD-style measuring tools to 3ds Max, creating editable and renderable geometry for true 3D dimensions.
Atlux λ 2 brings 3D scanning inside Unreal
Atlux λ 2 makes Unreal Engine a virtual 3D scanner, exporting Gaussian-ready data. Real photogrammetry, synthetic edition.
Nanite marches in: Twinmotion 2025.2 update
Nanite now works in Twinmotion. 2025.2 also brings a new post stack, animation upgrades, VCAM tweaks, and cloud storage.
No hard hats mandatory: 120 Free Construction-Site Props for Unreal & Beyond
Environment artist Marcos Frazao releases 120 free semi-modular construction-site assets via Epic’s Fab marketplace. Nanite-ready, 4 K textured, and available for Unreal Engine: no dust, no steel-toed boots, and definitely no hard hats required.
Interior assets without flat-pack stress
Ikea trip cancelled: Polygoniq’s Interniq 2.0 drops 800+ Blender interior assets, ready to install via Asset Browser—no hex keys, no queues.
D5 Render 2.11: Now With AI, Sci-Fi Plants, and Path Tracing by Default
D5 Render 2.11 lands with AI-assisted planting, PBR texture creation, default path tracing, camera and lighting upgrades, and expanded collaboration for teams.
Chaos Envision 1.1: Now with Smarter Traffic and Door Sensors—What Could Go Wrong?
Chaos Envision 1.1 adds traffic simulation, proximity sensors, batch rendering, and new material tools for streamlined architectural animation.
Artists Must Adapt: 3DModels.org Launches “One Car Challenge”
3DModels.org invites artists to transform an identical base car model into a unique render. Deadline is September 30.
BagaPie 11: Blender’s Node Wrangler Gets 20 New Tricks
BagaPie 11 introduces 20 new tools, including parametric generators for doors, windows, and bolts, enhancing Blender's modeling and scattering capabilities.
Lumion 2025: Rendering Realism Gets a Ray-Traced Makeover
Lumion 2025 introduces AI-powered upscaling, enhanced ray-traced water and fog, and a new Scene Inspector for streamlined workflows.
Lumion View: Real-Time Rendering Now Inside SketchUp
Lumion introduces Lumion View, a real-time visualization plugin for SketchUp, enabling photorealistic 4K renders directly within the modeling environment. Now in early access.
ICity 1.3.0: Building Blender Cities Faster Than a Coffee Run
ICity 1.3.0 for Blender introduces major performance enhancements and visual upgrades to its Grid and Terrace Block systems, streamlining 3D city creation.
SketchUp 2025: Better Visuals, Smoother Workflows
SketchUp 2025 enhances realism with photorealistic materials, environment lighting, ambient occlusion, and improved interoperability with Revit and USD export.
Architectural visualisation in a war zone
Let's do a 3D reconstruction of the Museum of Western and Eastern Art with Rhino and Blender in Odessa (Ukraine)!
Twinmotion 2025.1: Real-Time Rendering with Advanced Atmospheric and Lighting Features
Twinmotion 2025.1 introduces volumetric clouds, projector lights, and enhanced orthographic view rendering, setting new standards in real-time visualization.
iClone 8.52: A Major Leap for Animation Editing
iClone 8.52 delivers a highly anticipated update for professional animation editing, packed with groundbreaking features driven by user feedback. Despite its numerical step from 8.51, this release introduces transformative tools to elevate animation workflows.
Walk the Space Station—Virtually
Explore the International Space Station in a 3D Tour Built with Unreal Engine 5.
How can vegetation be made more realistic?
Use V-Ray and Corona Renderer to make grasses, shrubs and flowers even more attractive? This free ten-minute film makes thumbs greener.
How to connect CityEngine with the Unreal Engine?
The architecture software CityEngine can also do Unreal - but how does it work? Product manager Avonlea Fotheringham and software developer Benjamin Neukom show the workflow.
Now even more realistic 3D people with the new Anima?
AXYZ Design, a company specialising in architectural visualisation, has released the latest version of its crowd generation tool. Artificial intelligence should ensure noticeably more realistic motion sequences.
Epic Games and Autodesk move closer together
The strategic collaboration is intended to accelerate processes in the field of architecture - but also in the entertainment & media industry in the future. In addition: Free access to Twinmotion architecture software for Autodesk Revit customers is introduced.
CAD tool for concept artists?
In February, Nick Kallen went into open beta with his tool - version 0.6.6 has now been released. Anyone who works with Blender is in for a pleasant surprise!
CityEngine 2021.1 Expands BIM Support
Esri CityEngine 2021.1 adds IFC interchange, terrain-sculpting updates, material export, dashboard tools and improved 360 VR rendering.
Free Post-USSR Builder Creates Modular Apartment Blocks in Blender
Alexey Yakovlev’s free Post-USSR Builder generated configurable apartment buildings in Blender 2.93 and later.
Twinmotion 2021.1 Expands Datasmith and Megascans Workflows
Twinmotion 2021.1 introduced a Datasmith-based importer, multi-Revit synchronisation and integrated Megascans assets for architectural visualisation.
ArcGIS CityEngine 2021 Adds VR Viewer and Unreal Engine Export
Esri’s ArcGIS CityEngine 2021 introduced a web VR viewer, terrain sculpting, improved transforms and Unreal Engine import.
Framestore Design Studio Reel Showcases Commercial and Title Work
Framestore’s Design Studio reel presents work spanning advertising, title sequences, data visualisation and animation for international brands.
Hum3D Without Borders Contest Invites Artists to Build 3D Landmarks
Hum3D’s Without Borders competition challenged artists to create a 3D world around a prominent building and explain its history and appeal.
Twinmotion 2021.1 Improves Unreal Exchange
Twinmotion 2021.1 adds a Datasmith-based Unreal importer, multi-Revit synchronisation and access to selected Megascans assets.
Antimatter Releases Online Flow Map Generator
Antimatter’s browser-based tool lets artists draw, visualise and save flow maps, with support for loading custom source images.
Chaos Cosmos Launches with 650 Free Assets
Chaos Cosmos launches with more than 650 models and HDRIs for V-Ray, Chaos Vantage and V-Ray Vision workflows.
More Than 50 Unreal Fest Online Sessions Available
Epic Games made over 50 Unreal Fest Online 2020 videos available across games, architecture, automotive, film, television, broadcast and cross-industry topics.
Survey Tracks Archviz Rendering Engines
CGarchitect’s 2020 survey collected more than 2,500 responses about renderers used, tested and considered for architectural visualisation.
Houdini City Roads Generator | Tool
Build roads, pavements, car parks and more with Denis VFX's tool.
Appleseed 2.0 Expands SSS, NPR and Adaptive Sampling
Appleseed 2.0 adds random-walk SSS, NPR shading, false-colour analysis, tile-based adaptive sampling and Substance Painter support.
Twinmotion 2020.2 Released
Twinmotion 2020.2 improves water and car-paint materials, adds parametric doors and expands its library of production assets.
ThinkStation P620 Adds Threadripper Pro
Lenovo's ThinkStation P620 paired up to 64 AMD Threadripper Pro cores with multi-GPU expansion for 3D, CAD and engineering work.
Unreal Marketplace Free Assets for July
July 2020's Unreal Marketplace selection covered environments, ArchViz interiors, PSD-to-UMG conversion, shooter code and characters.
Autodesk University 2020 Call Archived
Autodesk University’s 2020 call sought sessions on VFX, visualisation, XR, AI, cloud collaboration and 3D printing. Submissions are closed.
Visualisation: Twinmotion currently available free of charge
Following the acquisition of the 3D visualisation software Twinmotion by Epic Games, the program is available free of charge until November 2019.
Alias Days 2018
Do you work with 3D software and have an interest in the latest trends in virtual reality, 3D software and design? Then ...
Fröbus seeks a 3D artist for automotive visuals
Archive: Fröbus sought a 3D artist in Cologne for automotive product visualisation, realtime models and photorealistic lighting.
X-Particles 4 for Cinema 4D available
X-Particles 4 is now available: The particle and VFX system for Cinema 4D with many new features, including OpenVDB support, new Cloth simulations and much more!
Showreel 2018 by DW Studio
DW Studio has released its new showreel – the Welsh studio was even nominated for an animago AWARD in the Visualisation category this year with its submission “Antlion Audio / ModMic5”.
These are the animago AWARD winners 2017!
The animago trophies were awarded yesterday in Munich's Gasteig. These are the lucky winners.
Looking Back at animago 2016: “Best Still” Category – Architecture
Last year, we once again received great CG stills for the animago AWARD. Here is an overview of some participants on the theme of "architectural visualizations" (including interiors).
animago AWARD Deadline Extended!
The day after tomorrow would actually have been the last chance to take part in the animago AWARD 2017. But we are giving you a little more time—with the current temperatures, everything is moving a little more slowly. The new submission deadline is June 19—participation is free as always!
Cologne Cathedral Time Travel in 360 Degrees
Cologne Cathedral from today back to the Roman Empire: Faber Courtial realized this time-travel trip in 360 degrees for WDR.
Back Again at animago in 2017: The Architecture Visualization Award
Anyone who would like to have their CG works from the architecture genre evaluated by professionals from this industry should send us their films by May 31, 2017.
5 Tips for Better Architecture Visualizations
Arqui9 shows in this tutorial which tricks can be used to create the best possible architecture visualizations.
Substance Designer 6
According to Allegorithmic, version 6 of Substance Designer is the most complete and versatile version of the tool ever produced. Here is an overview of the features.
Modo in use at edelVIZ
Outsourcing with a difference: the edelVIZ agency, founded by two Germans, is based in India (Panjim, Goa) and endeavours to combine Indian flexibility and German quality. What does this look like? We asked them.
MatPak for Modo – Interiors III
Part 3 of the interior pack for Modo brings more than 100 realistic surfaces, neatly sorted into categories.
animago Still Gallery: Cars & More
Every year, the best CG stills are honoured at the animago AWARD. Beyond that, of course, we receive many more entries from all over the world that also deserve to be presented. Here are the best means of transport in CG visualisation.
animago Nominee: “A Guide to Happy”
How to become happy is nowadays a business market of its own, and a very lucrative one. Saving money also makes you happy, so simply watch Panoply's video and then know everything about the subject.
Architecture Nominees for the Detail Special Prize
One day after the official animago jury session, the Detail jury trio met at NEC Display Solutions to find the six nominees for the special architecture prize. Here we present the projects.
Introducing: The animago AWARD Nominees 2016!
This year, the animago jury met at the NEC's new venue in Munich to select the nominees for this year's competition. And here they are.
Airy Shoes
The Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Flyknit sports shoe model is said to be ultralight—Aixsponza visualised this wearing comfort in a new spot for Nike
Sneak Peek: 07 : 16
For the forthcoming DP 07 : 16, we are currently preparing the focus "Product Visualisations", because these projects are what put the CG artist's daily bread on the table. DP will be with our subscribers on 21 October and appear on newsstands on 24 October.
New Material Preset Kit for Modo
"MatPak for Modo - Interior I" provides high-quality surfaces for your own 3D interior scenes.
The Jury for the Best Architectural Visualisation
As DP and the architecture trade magazine DETAIL are based in the same building, we joined forces to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the animago AWARD and, for the first time, offered the Architecture Special Prize in cooperation with DETAIL. Here we introduce the jury that will assess the submitted architectural visualisations in terms of design, project concept and overall composition on 19 August.
animago AWARD 20th Anniversary Voting: Best Visualization/Commercial
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the animago, we have decided to honour the best submission from the past two decades. The DP team has already completed the painstaking task of narrowing down the pool to 20 projects, and now it’s up to our readers to decide which one will receive the trophy! To give you more of an overview, we divided up the films into four different categories. Vote here by the end of July for your favourite clip in the category “Visualization/Commercial”.
animago Still Gallery: Archviz
The animago AWARD honours the best CG stills each year. Many more entries from around the world also deserve to be presented, like these archviz works.
animago AWARD 2016 – Here We Go!
DP readers have known exclusively for some time; now it is official worldwide: submissions are open for the animago AWARD 2016!
Guide to Successful VR Projects
VR is on everyone’s lips, but many people don’t really know what, how, why ... V-Ray developer Chaos Group has now published a Virtual Reality Guide for artists.
Modeling a Chair in C4D
Rob Redman provides insights into the fundamentals of Cinema 4D and explains how to model a chair using simple methods.
Watering the Architecture
In this tutorial for the Gobotree Learning Station, the Vyonyx team shows how to create water for architectural visualisations.
Fröbus seeks 3D visualisers in Cologne
Archive: Fröbus sought full-time 3D visualisers in Cologne, using tools including DeltaGen, HDR Light Studio and Autodesk Maya.
Digital Inhabitants for Your Building Design
The building has been fully visualised – but what do people look like inside it? We present a new service that scans, processes and offers 360° models – so that reflections and cast shadows work too.
Aixsponza studio portrait
Last year, Aixsponza won an animago AWARD for the best visualisation for the "Red Bull Spielberg Track Introduction". Here is a portrait of the studio from Munich.
Lumion 5.7
Version 5.7 of the architectural visualisation software Lumion has been released. These are the new features.
Second Part from the animago “Soil” Winner
Studio Uhsless and its founder Uli Henrik Streckenbach won an animago trophy in the “Best Visualisation” category in 2013 with “Let’s talk about Soil”. Here is his latest work on the soil problem.
SLiB Released
The SLiB package contains the Maya plug-in SLiB | Browser, which can be used with the associated architectural shader library.
Use Google Earth Pro for Free
Google Earth Pro is now available free of charge after registration and download. The Pro version contains many useful 3D functions compared with the standard version.
Making-of U2/U5
Vienna's underground network is to be expanded. But before the project is realised comes the visualisation.
Indigo Renderer 3.8
Glare Technologies has released Indigo Renderer version 3.8 and is offering the software at a special price until the end of December.
Autodesk Has Bought Lagoa
The Lagoa platform can be used to design and publish cloud-based 3D CAD models. The company now belongs to Autodesk.
SketchUp 2015
The software for rapid construction and modelling has simplified many things for users with the 2015 release.
Lumion in Its Fifth Version
Version 5.0 of Lumion, the 3D rendering software for architectural visualisations, will be released on November 3.
Studio Messlinger seeks a senior 3D artist
Archive: Munich-based Studio Messlinger sought a senior 3D artist to create high-quality visualisations with 3ds Max.
Free Masterclass Videos
CGschool is making more than seven hours of tutorials freely available on its website.
Real-Time 3D Software for Architects
Twinmotion is new architectural-visualization software intended to work in real time and be compatible with all modeling software packages.
Christmas Winners
Christmas really paid off for these artists: they won the CGRecord Christmas Challenge. You can view the results here.
Christmas Challenge
Not yet in the Advent mood? The Christmas Challenge from the CGRecord Facebook Group can change that—with a task packed with a Christmas theme.