April 17, 2022
Get free FX elements simulated in EmberGen in CC0 format, including this seamlessly loopable tornado. Read More »
January 7, 2021
Landscape-generation software gets OpenColorIO support, plus better support for PBR workflows. Read More »
July 27, 2020
Create detailed environments in Houdini and Clarisse iFX with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial. Read More »
April 25, 2019
Vue gets updates to EcoSystems, the cloud tools and the Path Tracer; PlantFactory gets interactive path traced previews. Read More »
April 12, 2019
Video: see footage created with the firm's cool-looking new 3D volumetrics tool for After Effects. Read More »
April 8, 2018
Get Jacek Pilarski's 16-bit panoramas of clouds at widths over 6,000px, for use in matte paintings. Read More »
November 16, 2017
Old free desktop edition of the software replaced by new browser-based version. Check out the differences here. Read More »
July 19, 2017
2017 editions of the scattering and cloud-creation plugins, now on 'pre-release', will be the last to ship. Read More »
December 19, 2016
Maya cloud-creation plugin gets OpenVDB export for rendering in Arnold, V-Ray and RenderMan. Read More »
October 18, 2016
Updated with 100 new images: Download Double Negative matte painter Jacek Pilarksi's ultra-hi-res photo references. Read More »
September 23, 2016
New version of landcape generator available to buy. Former Animation module now included as standard. Read More »
May 24, 2016
Now shipping: Long-awaited update to GPU renderer to add volumetrics, support for deep pixel compositing. Read More »
March 16, 2016
AAA game engine now available on a 'pay what you want basis'; gets new C# API and particle system, revamped renderer. Read More »
December 22, 2015
Create realistic clouds without sims by converting any 3D geometry to a volume. Also works for fireballs. Read More »
July 15, 2015
Updated: v7's new wizard for setting up cloud-based renderfarms now available for Google Cloud Platform and Amazon EC2. Read More »
July 2, 2015
Updated: Features include a new NPR renderer, GoZ support. Free Personal Learning Edition out now. Read More »
January 20, 2015
New add-on creates fast-simulating organic-looking cloud fields using either PyroCluster or TurbulenceFD. Read More »
January 7, 2015
New plugin lets users export models directly to the 3D printing firm's Thingiverse online community. Read More »
December 4, 2014
Atmosphere-creation plugin gets new name, compatibility with Cinema 4D R16, but not much else. Read More »
November 21, 2014
Turn any model into an relightable cloud and render it as a 32-bit HDR with this neat Maya plugin. Read More »
