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KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla have released Secrets of the Luminara, a free, fully playable Unreal Engine scene created for artists and 3D creators to explore, study, and use as a foundation for their own projects. Explore the Secrets of the Lumina

Chaos has released V-Ray 7 for Blender Update 4.1 (7.40.01), adding new tools for scattering, real-time visualization, scene interoperability, materials, Gaussian Splats, and scene management. The update also expands Cycles and Geometry Nodes support

KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla have released updates to Cargo, bringing new lighting, asset management, plugin delivery, and workflow improvements to the platform. Cargo 3.3.0 introduces Snoot, a new Cinema 4D lighting plugin, along with faster deliv

Maxon released Redshift 2026.9.0 on September 9, 2026. The update adds new compatibility and workflow features while addressing rendering, memory, viewport, shader, IPR, and stability issues across Cinema 4D, Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, Hydra, Vectorwork

Chaos Cosmos now includes two AI-powered features for working with 3D assets: AI 3D Model Generation and Search by Image. AI 3D Model Generation creates a 3D model from a single reference image, while Search by Image helps users find visually similar