Notch Builder lets you author motion graphics in real time
Interesting new tool lets users link cloners, particles, fluids and volumetrics and see the results rendered on the fly.
Thursday, September 20th, 2018
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Neat tool Mush3D lets you sculpt on animation caches
Updated with new product name. Sculpt corrective shapes on Alembic caches, or add cloth or jiggle deformation.
Thursday, August 16th, 2018
Toolchefs releases Atoms Crowd 2.0
Maya and Houdini crowd simulation tool gets big render speed boost, new behaviour modules, Python plugins system.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2018
Allegorithmic updates Substance Source library
Updated: Online library hosts 1,000+ materials in Substance format, designed for PBR workflows. Download some for free.
Thursday, June 7th, 2018
Ziva Dynamics releases Ziva VFX 1.3
Check out the newly updated Maya soft tissue plugin, then download this free 'jellyphant' test character.
Saturday, May 12th, 2018
Eye candy: Unity's Pixar-esque new Windup demo
Beautiful real-time clip shows some of the new rendering and materials options coming up in Unity 2018.1.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018
Download over 400 free Cinema 4D materials
Online library C4D Center updates its set of free .c4d materials. Register on the site for hundreds more free resources.
Sunday, November 12th, 2017
Download 221 free custom ZBrush brushes
Download Michael Dunnam's free XMD brushes, then sign up for his sculpting challenge to get 25 more Premium brushes.
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
AlphaVFX ships BulletFX 4
Fast-evolving 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets revamped FLIP fluid, cloth and FEM solvers, better V-Ray support, plus more streamlined UI.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.11
Big update to game engine includes new Sequencer cinematics editor. Source code for the upcoming VR Editor also available.
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
Nvidia releases HairWorks source, unveils PhysX-GRB
Source code of fur system used on Call of Duty: Ghosts out now. New CGU/GPU rigid body system in beta.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Ephere releases Lucid Physics for 3ds Max
Neat new GPU-accelerated multiphysics system based on Nvidia's FleX simulates anything from foam to jam.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
Microsoft acquires Havok from Intel
Real-time physics system used on Assassin's Creed: Unity expected to help power the Xbox One Cloud.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015