What's New

Stay up to date with the latest improvements and releases from the Shale team.

Coming Soon To Docs

• Updated docs showing DCC workflow, video tutorials, UI workflow

August 2026 Latest

Real-Time Updates

• Notes now appear in real-time for all users viewing the same asset in Shale in the browser

Blender and Unreal Engine Plugin Updates #### Updated

• Can now export a Flat camera view (non-360), and can leave notes and feedback that translate back to 3D space, works the same as panoramas
• Blender plugin now works on Blender 5.xx
• Unreal Engine plugin now works in 5.8

Ongoing Video Updates

• We are continuing our work on the video review and collaboration process

UI Rework

• We’ve reworked the UI to make things more accesible, and more tablet friendly!
• Multiple items can be approved, rejected or archived at once.
• Simplified asset upload. Drag and drop into a project or existing item.
• Filtering and search is easier to access.
• Customisable viewer side panel layouts. Each layout is saved per asset.
• Improved annotation selection and highlighting.

Coming Soon

• We will be releasing Rhino and Houdini plugins in the next month or so
• We will have major improvements to video review in the next month or so

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June 2026 Latest

Unreal Engine Plugin Beta

• The Shale plugin for Unreal Engine is now available in beta. Install it and give us your feedback on Discord.
• Please see the Unreal Engine integration page for information on installing the plugin.

Video Support Beta

• Basic video support has been added as a reviewable assets
• Currently limited to H264 files with a maximum size of 2 GB

UI Improvements

• Moved comment panel to a sidebar
• Added more project management features
• Added granular permission control per assets and project
• Annotations can now be Moved
• Beta of working GPS tagging of uploaded 360 degree images, allowing for

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