{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4afaa3780d16c6f3e3f502cf","clusterId":"c_a4133993b87184355e12eeca","slug":"epic-games-releases-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-with-unreal-canvas","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 5.9 Preview with Unreal Canvas","summary":"Epic Games released the preview version of Unreal Engine 5.9 on November 9. The preview expands the AI tools introduced in version 5.8, adding more editor actions for AI agents, a handoff feature for Unreal Assistant, and an experimental Unreal Canvas that generates images, videos, and 3D meshes from text, reference images, and scenes in progress.","whyItMatters":"Epic built the preview mainly with AI and shipped it in about a week to be ready for the Epic AI MegaJam starting November 12, which puts the company's own AI-assisted workflow on display alongside the tools it is handing to developers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eUnreal Canvas runs in a web app or a dedicated tab in Unreal Editor. Epic says generated meshes and similar assets may need touch-ups, and it advises checking content rights, provenance indications, the terms of the services used, and data handling before putting them into production.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe preview was built mainly using AI. Epic says it spent about one week porting AI tools developed for UE6 and implementing features for running games in web browsers, with human engineers writing instructions, checking content, and running tests. Because the quality confirmation period was shorter than usual, Epic recommends trying the preview with a copy of an existing project.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Unreal Engine 5.9 preview is out. Epic added Unreal Canvas, an experimental space that generates images, videos, and 3D meshes from text, reference images, and scenes in progress. Epic says the preview was built mainly with AI in about a week.","twitterPost":"Unreal Engine 5.9 preview released November 9. 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