Introducing Univah Lite: A Free Real-Time Film Engine for Students & Educators 🎬

I’m thrilled to announce the official release of Univah Lite, the education tier of our real-time 3D animation, motion graphics & VFX software.

Built by the team behind Univah Pro, Univah Lite brings the power of a film-grade 3D engine into the hands of university faculty and students—for free.
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Why Univah Lite?**

Real-time performance: See changes instantly, iterate faster.

Easy to learn: Designed with a clean, minimal UI so newcomers can pick it up quickly.

Full workflow support: From modeling and animation, through motion graphics and VFX.

Free for education: University instructors and students can download and use it without cost.

Who is it for?

University courses in animation, film, VFX or game-design

Departments wanting a real-time tool for teaching

Students building portfolios, experimenting with motion graphics or VFX

What you’ll get

A lightweight install (under 3 MG) — much lighter than many legacy DCCs

Real­time playback, so you see your work live

Motion-graphics style workflow + built-in VFX tools (including our “rReligionVFX” procedural system)

Compatibility with standard pipelines so you can move into Univah Pro later if desired

Getting started

Visit our website [https://smsoftwarecompany.com/what-is-a-film-engine/] to learn more about what a film engine is.

Choose the education edition, fill out the google form, once approved, you will be emailed a download link with your serial number, claim your free license (faculty or student)

Install and explore the sample scenes, tutorials and documentation

We’d love your feedback! You can report bugs, request features, or share work on our community forum.

What’s next?

While this release marks the launch of Univah Lite, we’re actively building more tutorials, educational resources, and partner-programs for universities, freelancers, youtubers, affiliates, If your department is interested, contact us on our website.

Thanks for joining us on this journey—here’s to enabling more creators, more motion graphics-driven storytellers, and more real-time filmmakers.