Cool tech videos: X-Particles 2 for Cinema 4D
Update to the particle plugin to add fluids, XPresso integration, full multi-threading. Check 'em all out here.
Friday, May 10th, 2013
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Eye candy: Epic's Infiltrator Unreal Engine 4 demo
Latest outing for the game engine shows physically based materials and some very nice HDR reflections.
Monday, April 1st, 2013
Autodesk announces new features of 3ds Max 2014
Watch videos of the new crowd system, mParticles, Perspective Match and pan and zoom tools.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Luxology ships Modo 701
New particles and dynamics tools, better sculpting workflows: read our full guide to the highlights here.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Thinkbox Software announces Stoke MX
Drive dense particle simulations using data from lower-count sims from FumeFX or vanilla 3ds Max.
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Luxology unveils Modo 701
Upcoming release to feature new particle engine, audio tools, "up to 175x" speed boost - and new price.
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Thinkbox Software releases Krakatoa SR
New standalone version of the formerly 3ds Max and Maya particle renderer integrates into any pipeline.
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Motiva releases Thea for 3ds Max
New plugin integrates Thea Render engine inside Max, including support for Particle Flow and instancing.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Eye candy: Nvidia's Hawken PhysX trailer
See the new APEX Turbulence system in use to create swirly effects for the free-to-play mech shooter.
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
e-on software unveils Vue 11 product range
Updated again: Digital nature tools get new particle capabilities. All versions of Vue 11 now shipping.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
Unity Technologies ships Unity 4
Developer's 'biggest release to date' adds Mecanim character animation system, support for DirectX 11.
Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Meet Sparta: it's like ZBrush, but for particles
Lyouta Koduka's intriguing tool for 'sculpting' Maya, Softimage and 3ds Max simulations enters free beta.
Monday, September 17th, 2012
FXGear unveils FluX: a new node-based fluid simulator
Still pining for Naiad? This highly scalable, Alembic-supporting tool could be exactly what you need.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012