May 9, 2019
Gaseous fluid simulator adds support for tyFlow, plus option to use the original FumeFX 4 solver. Read More »
March 28, 2019
Fluid simulation tools get support for VDB particle caches. FLIP liquid simulations now 'up to 2x' faster. Read More »
March 27, 2019
Proposed features include new procedural layout tools, animation retargeting, automated retopology. Read More »
October 24, 2018
Update boosts speed of the smoke and fire simulator; adds support for nParticles and Arnold volumes. Read More »
October 10, 2018
Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming. Read More »
May 1, 2018
VFX library's 2K practical effects clips now cost as little as $5; 4K to 6K fire and smoke cost $15-20. Read More »
December 5, 2017
Now shipping: big update to the particle simulation tool adds new liquid and fire solvers, cloth system. Read More »
June 15, 2017
Create a movie-quality shot of a fireball ripping through a plane interior with the FX guru's detailed new free course. Read More »
March 10, 2017
Now shipping: fluid simulator gets new FLIP solver for liquids, updated gaseous fluid solver, new forces. Read More »
September 16, 2016
Big update to fluid simulator adds new FLIP liquids solver; new options for art directing and retiming sims. Read More »
March 22, 2016
Source code of fur system used on Call of Duty: Ghosts out now. New CGU/GPU rigid body system in beta. Read More »
January 5, 2016
Download the FX guru's eight-hour series of Max, thinkingParticles and FumeFX videos, with project files. Read More »
October 27, 2015
First update to top gaseous fluid simulator in three years boosts speed, adds new tools for art directing sims. Read More »
August 18, 2015
Subscription Drop 2 for the 3ds Max physics plugin adds new smoke solver, direct particle rendering. Read More »
May 5, 2015
Download 10 hours of video on creating production-ready FX in 3ds Max, thinkingParticles and FumeFX, with project files. Read More »
March 18, 2015
Updated, now shipping: Cinema 4D particle tool gets new FLIP fluid solver, particle-based dynamics. Read More »
October 21, 2014
Big update to multiphysics system adds surface tension, Bullet dynamics, lots of other cool tools. Read More »
August 20, 2014 | 3 comments
Updated and now shipping: Turn any model into an editable, relightable cloud with this neat Maya plugin. Read More »
July 1, 2014
Read our five-minute digest, from Blender 2.71 and GPU support in Fabric Engine to Autodesk buying Shotgun. Read More »
January 6, 2014
FX artist Dan Chamberlin's video deconstructs the fire effects from the League of Legends trailer's best shot. Read More »
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