March 19, 2013
Drive dense particle simulations using data from lower-count sims from FumeFX or vanilla 3ds Max. Read More »
March 15, 2013
Major update adds better ocean-surface sims and cloud sculpting via DreamWorks' OpenVDB technology. Read More »
February 22, 2013
Impressive update adds high-end rigid-body dynamics, true claylike sculpting to the open-source app. Read More »
January 16, 2013
Other Sci-Tech Academy Awards go to Weta, DreamWorks and the tech behind Blender's smoke system. Read More »
January 10, 2013
Updated with another new video: see the new FLIP solver, scene graphs, and support for Alembic and Field3D. Read More »
October 3, 2012
Teck Lee Tan's intriguing free tool creates surface fluid flow patterns with only a few brush strokes. Read More »
October 3, 2012
Get concise overviews of RealWave, particle dynamics, Caronte body dynamics and the Hybrido solver. Read More »
August 28, 2012 | 5 comments
Still pining for Naiad? This highly scalable, Alembic-supporting tool could be exactly what you need. Read More »
August 20, 2012
All the gorgeous advertising work you might expect - and some shots from Aardman that you might not. Read More »
August 19, 2012
Get nearly nine hours of fluid simulation training at no cost now Autodesk has bought the software. Read More »
August 14, 2012 | 1 comment
See the particle-meshing plugin melt the Stanford bunny model into a puddle of multicoloured glop. Read More »
August 7, 2012
Software also renamed Houdini FX, given updated fluid and fire sims, new integrated 'smart asset' store. Read More »
May 23, 2012
See the coolest research on show: from new fluid sims to a tool to turn your doodles into artists' drawings. Read More »
April 4, 2012
Sign up for the free 30-minute session on Houdini 12's fluid simulation tools, held next month. Read More »
April 3, 2012
Rent your licence of the fluid simulator on a per-week basis, and charge the cost direct to your client. Read More »
March 9, 2012
Free patch adds new Cinema 4D plugin, plus support for RenderMan volumetrics. Updated: now shipping! Read More »
March 9, 2012
As seen on Terra Nova: hybrid gaseous fluid simulator for Cinema 4D and LightWave gets full release. Read More »
March 6, 2012
V-Ray for Maya users can sign on for early access to Chaos Group's formerly Max-only fluid simulator. Read More »
February 3, 2012 | 2 comments
Forthcoming update to Next Limit's fluid simulation software to add speedy Hybrido 2 implicit solver. Read More »
January 19, 2012
3ds Max import/export toolset for the fluid simulator now in alpha. Maya and Houdini versions also available. Read More »