Sunday, March 23rd, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerPolygonflow releases new free version of Dashhtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Polygonflow has made the content browser from Dash, its world building toolset for Unreal Engine 5, available for free.Instead of timing out, the free trial version of Dash now continues indefinitely in browser mode, making it possible to use Dash as a more powerful free content browser for UE5.The software includes advanced search features like fuzzy and Boolean search, and comes with libraries of thousands of free 3D models, materials and IES lights.An Unreal Engine world-building tool for games and VFX projectsThe full version of Dash is intended to let artists to build complex environments without having to navigate the Unreal Editors interface, working primarily in fullscreen mode in the viewport.It provides readymade behaviors accessible by typing natural-language search terms into a floating prompt bar for common scene-building tasks like create terrain and apply water, plus scattering tools for dressing environments.As well as game development, Dash can be used for offline work: for example to create animations, visual effects projects or architectural visualizations in Unreal Engine.You can read more about its features in this story on Dash 1.9, the current release.Now works indefinitely as a more powerful free Content Browser for Unreal Engine 5Polygonflow has now updated the trial version of Dash so that artists can use part of its toolset for free indefinitely.You can now use all of the features for free for 14 days, after which point you have access to the content browser, but not other functionality like object scattering, physics or material blending.The change makes Dash a more fully featured free alternative to Unreal Engine 5s native Content Browser, with support for asset tagging, and fuzzy, semantic and Boolean search.You can read about its functionality much of which was added in Dash 1.9, and which makes it quicker to search large collections of UE5 assets in the online release notes.Dash also integrates with Fab, Epic Games online marketplace, and comes with libraries of free IES lights and CC0 assets from Poly Haven.Price and system requirementsDash is compatible with Unreal Engine 5+ on Windows 10+ only. You can find details of current commercial pricing in this story.Free licenses work in demo mode for 14 days, providing access to the full toolset; then in free mode indefinitely, providing access to the Conent Browser and AI assistant only.Download Dash for free from Polygonflows websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsPolygonflow releases new free version of DashUse the powerful Content Browser from the Unreal Engine 5 world-building tool free indefinitely. Comes with thousands of free 3D assets.Sunday, March 23rd, 2025Unity unveils its 2025 product roadmapFeatures due in Unity this year include in-editor LOD generation, swappable physics backends, and more generative AI tools.Thursday, March 20th, 2025Unity previews Unity 6.1Check out the key artist features in the next version of the game engine, including support for Variable Rate Shading and better DX12 ray tracing.Thursday, March 20th, 2025Character Creator to get new MetaTailor pluginAdd-on will let you send characters from Character Creator to MetaTailor with one-click, fit 3D clothing to them, then send them back to CC4.Wednesday, March 19th, 2025NVIDIA unveils Blackwell RTX PRO GPUs with up to 96GB VRAMNew series of pro workstation and laptop GPUs include the 'most powerful desktop GPU ever created'. See its key specs for CG work.Wednesday, March 19th, 20255 key features in Blender 4.4Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.Tuesday, March 18th, 2025More NewsSketchsoft releases Feather 1.1GIMP 3.0 is out after seven years in developmentAdobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.21Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 11.0Free tool: Lens Cap for BlenderCelsys releases Clip Studio Paint 4Assetify 2.1 converts Blender assets to game-ready formatsTutorial: Creature Combat Animation in MayaWonder Studio becomes Autodesk Flow StudioPolygonflow releases Dash 1.9Get KitBash3D's Gaea fantasy architecture asset pack for freeCheck out open-source Blender character generator MPFB 2Older Posts