: Real-time Lens Flares and Volumetric Fog were added to help artists add atmosphere and realism to their renders directly within the Light Editor.
The 2019 release was notable for democratizing high-end visualization tools that were previously exclusive to the Professional edition. Autodesk VRED Design 2019.0.1
: VRED Design 2019 gained native support for VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift . This allowed designers to inspect models in a 1:1 scale without needing a VRED Professional license, though interactivity remained limited to "view-only" unless scenes were pre-prepared. : Real-time Lens Flares and Volumetric Fog were