The latest Octane Render 2025.1 is packed with powerful features—but one of the most exciting additions is the new Octane Decal object, designed to simplify the process of adding decals and stickers to your 3D models.

Whether you’re working in product visualization, motion graphics, or game design, this feature will seriously speed up your workflow. In our new Cinema 4D tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to set it up (spoiler: it’s not as intuitive as you might expect) and how to unlock its full potential.

Key Features in Octane Render 2025.1

In addition to the new Decal object, here’s what’s new in this update:

Native Decal Support

A completely new system under the hood for applying surface decals easily and efficiently—no more hacks or workarounds.

Vectron Texture Displacement

Vectron and Volume SDF nodes now support texture displacement, opening up new creative possibilities for procedural workflows.

Spectral LensFX

A physically accurate simulation of real-world lens behavior—perfect for creating cinematic camera effects with spectral dispersion and bloom.

Chaos Texture System Revamp

The Chaos texture node has been rebuilt with enhanced features and attributes for more flexibility in complex materials.

Render Network Integration

Octane’s Render Network is now built into the core UI as a native panel—giving you access to cloud rendering directly from your scene.

Metal-RT for Apple M3 & M4

Significant performance and memory improvements on Apple’s latest silicon when rendering non-triangle geometry.

New Blend Modes + RTX50 Series Support

11 new blend modes for AOV layers and full compatibility with NVIDIA’s latest RTX50 Blackwell GPUs.

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