Hi everyone,
As we move into 2026, we want to share a quick preview of what we are working on, specifically regarding the future of 3D and AI within the Reallusion ecosystem. While this isn’t the complete roadmap, it should give you a clear idea of our direction and the exciting features you can look forward to.
Our Position: 3D X AI, Designed to Work Together
You will see many exciting advancements in AI from us in 2026, but this does not mean we are drifting away from our 3D core. Instead, we are building a workflow where 3D and AI enhance each other:
- 3D becomes more powerful with better control, quality, and pipelines.
- AI becomes smarter, offering faster ideation, wider creative scopes, and more automation.
- You hold the reins—choosing when to use 3D and when to leverage AI.
We believe creators won’t be diminished in the AI era; they will be empowered, especially with tools designed to retain design intent and creative control.
Headshot 3: Next Level of Lifelike Digital Double Generation
To significantly improve the accuracy of 3D head creation from images, Reallusion has invested extensive effort in training a proprietary AI model designed specifically for high-precision facial reconstruction.
- Proprietary AI Engine: Delivers unprecedented likeness and precision for digital doubles.
- Generative Capabilities: AI image generation directly from text prompts.
- Shape Refinement: Spline-based head shape refinement with fully controllable portrait and profile Bézier adjustments.
- Image Correction: Built-in lens correction, texture channel enhancement, and intuitive mask brush tools to effortlessly remove shadows and blemishes.
- Body Matching: Supports full-body image measurements to ensure accurate proportions.
Prelaunch Offer: Secure Headshot 3 for FREE before its official release.
RTX Render: Achieve Cinematic Path-Traced Realism
Elevating render quality has long been a shared desire among our dedicated Character Creator and iClone users. Through our collaboration with NVIDIA, we are fulfilling this milestone by introducing RTX rendering as a free update.
- Cinematic Quality: Delivers path-traced rendering realism at near real-time speeds.
- Hardware Acceleration: Harnesses the full power of RTX GPUs and DLSS.
- Optimized Shaders: Highly optimized for Reallusion’s digital human shaders.
- Precise Control: Offers detailed control over hair, skin, and subsurface scattering for exceptional clarity and performance.
Character Mesh Wrapping Tools: Open the Gateway to the CC Ecosystem
As AI-generated 3D models become increasingly prevalent in the industry, integrating these static assets into professional animation pipelines has become a vital need. To address this, Reallusion is introducing CC Wrap.
- Topology Conversion: Effortlessly wrap AI-generated models, traditional 3D models, and cloth meshes into standard Character Creator (CC) topology.
- Ecosystem Integration: Transform static meshes into fully functional characters, seamlessly accessing Reallusion’s extensive asset libraries.
- Animation Ready: Generated characters are instantly ready for highly detailed facial expressions and body animations.
- Automated Clothing: Create detailed 3D outfits from image references featuring automatic skin weighting to streamline workflow.
AI Studio: Fully Integrated AI in Your Workflow
AI Studio is a game changer for Character Creator users, instantly transforming 3D previs projects into photorealistic images and videos without ever leaving your workflow.
- Instant Transformation: Turn previs into photorealistic or stylized visuals in seconds.
- Character Consistency: The built-in AI Actor Creator ensures visual consistency across every shot.
- Cloud-Powered Performance: Powered by Reallusion AI Cloud services for maximum efficiency.
- No Hardware Required: Achieve high-end results without the need for additional costly equipment or hardware upgrades.
Joint Corrective Morphs (JCM): Anatomical Accuracy
In our continuous pursuit of more realistic animation quality, Reallusion is proud to introduce Joint Corrective Morphs (JCM) as a free update to ensure anatomical accuracy during motion.
- Enhanced Accuracy: Corrects body shapes across a wide range of complex poses.
- Joint-Based System: Built on a robust, joint-based deformation architecture.
- Realistic Muscle Deformation: Goes beyond basic shape correction to produce natural muscle movements, ensuring characters maintain anatomical integrity.
Looking Ahead: The Unified Vision of CC5 and iClone 9
Since Character Creator 5 and iClone 9 will be updated together, we are taking a unified approach to break traditional boundaries. We are moving beyond the limitations of human skeletons to give you total control over any creature or character imaginable.
- Universal Rigging: Freely add skeletal structures and bones to any model.
- Animation Precision: Use custom Control Rigs for precise animation control.
- Expressive Deformation: Apply squash and stretch dynamics for stylized movements.
- Advanced Physics: Easily add spring dynamics, secondary motion, and collision-aware simulations.
Stay Ahead of the Curve: Choose Your Access
All of these updates—including Headshot 3, RTX Render, AI Studio, JCM, and the upcoming CC5 and iClone 9 releases—will be available to subscribers the moment they launch.
If you aren’t ready to acquire permanent licenses, subscribing is the most flexible way to stay ahead of the curve. With the Reallusion Subscription, you get access to the complete toolset and automatically receive the latest versions and features at no additional cost. It’s the easiest way to ensure peak production efficiency and grow alongside the platform.