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Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

Exec responsible for the open letter apologizing for the controversial Runtime Fee policy is to step down from the game engine firm in June.

Wednesday, May 15th, 2024

Unity ends sales of Maya tissue simulation plugin Ziva VFX, real-time toolset Ziva RT, and facial-rigging service Ziva Face Trainer.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024

Volume 2 now available: master the Maya soft tissue simulation tool with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive two-part guide.

Friday, September 8th, 2023

Maya muscle and soft tissue simulation plugin gets new CUDA-based GPU solver, plus option to visualise stretching in the viewport.

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

New AI-based toolset generates real-time 3D characters that move with the accuracy of VFX rigs. Works with Maya, Unity, Unreal.

Friday, July 28th, 2023

Popular Maya tissue simulation plugin gets improved collision detection, plus new tissue stifness and simulation damping controls.

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023

Cloud-based AI facial rigging service generates 'real-time faces' for use in Maya, Unity and UE4.

Thursday, August 11th, 2022

Beautiful new demo shows millions of strands of CG hair, rendered in real time in 4K on a PlayStation 5.

Wednesday, August 10th, 2022

Popular soft tissue simulation plugin gets its first major update in two years. See the new features.

Thursday, March 31st, 2022

Monday, November 22nd, 2021

Powerful Maya soft tissue simulation plugin now available free to students and educators.

Wednesday, April 8th, 2020

Maya soft tissue simulation plugin gets support for file referencing. Now compatible with Maya 2020.

Thursday, March 26th, 2020