Maxon announced a partnership with Tencent Cloud to integrate Tencent's HY 3D AI engine into Cinema 4D, enabling artists to generate base 3D and UV models from text prompts or reference images. The integration, unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2026, is planned for late 2026 and will be optional for Cinema 4D users.

The HY 3D (Hunyuan 3D) engine is a generative AI model developed and operated by Tencent Cloud, not by Maxon. It takes text descriptions or reference images as input and produces base 3D mesh models with UV maps, which artists can then refine in Cinema 4D, sculpt further in ZBrush, and render in Redshift. Maxon confirmed it does not train proprietary generative AI models for this integration and does not use customer content to train AI systems. The feature will carry separate usage pricing tied to cloud computing costs, which Maxon stated will be announced at launch. The integration will debut first in the upcoming iPad edition of Cinema 4D.