February 25, 2021
Discover the most important new tools in the open-source 3D app, from geometry nodes to APIC sims. Read More »
October 21, 2020
Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools. Read More »
October 3, 2020
Follow The Gnomon Workshop's essential introductory tutorial to Houdini's fluid simulation tools. Read More »
September 24, 2020
New force tuning option in the fluid simulation app lets users 'mask' forces to control sims precisely. Read More »
November 27, 2019
Major update to Houdini adds new look dev and layout system Solaris, USD-native renderer Karma, new modelling and simulation tools. Read More »
November 24, 2019
Fluid simulator gets new rigid body solver and texture UVW system. 3ds Max edition now integrated with thinkingParticles. Read More »
May 17, 2019
Fluid simulation tools get improved simulation previews, reduced flicker when rendering FLIP sims. 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 13, 2019
Major update to Houdini adds ground-breaking Procedural Dependency Graph, distributed fluid sims, updated Vellum solver. Read More »
January 16, 2019
Try Plugins 4D dev Kent Barber's new C4D fluids add-on for free while it is in early development. 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 »
September 20, 2018
Interesting new tool lets users link cloners, particles, fluids and volumetrics and see the results rendered on the fly. Read More »
February 13, 2018
Sign up to beta test Ryan Guy and Dennis Fassbaender's production-ready fluid solver for Blender 2.79. Read More »
November 7, 2017
Video: see Houdini's upcoming retopology and facial autorigging tools, and a lot of neat new fluid, crowd and hair simulation features. Read More »
February 22, 2017
Updated: 'Largest ever' Houdini update adds autorigging, more simulation tools, terrain system. Now shipping. Read More »
October 7, 2016
Updated: Cinema 4D fluid simulator to get new sound node; new APIC solver generates smoother liquid flow than standard FLIP solvers. Read More »
May 26, 2016
3ds Max multiphysics plugin to get new solvers for organic tissue, also available in a new extension to the Bullet physics library. Read More »
December 16, 2015
Updated: New extension release gives the multiphysics plugin support for variable viscosity fluids and a new foam solver. Read More »
March 18, 2015
Updated, now shipping: Cinema 4D particle tool gets new FLIP fluid solver, particle-based dynamics. Read More »
October 31, 2013
Update adds cool new soft and hard body, particle and fluid simulation tools; more robust lighting workflow. Read More »
