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Get new versions of particle tools Krakatoa MX, Frost MX, Stoke MX and XMesh MX recompiled to support current versions of 3ds Max.

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

Deadline, Kratatoa and the other five former Thinkbox Software products are now free to download.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

Render manager now scales to thousands of slave machines. Free to use on Amazon Web Services.

Thursday, October 17th, 2019

Render farm manager gets a range of new security features; support for KeyShot, Altus and Silhouette.

Thursday, March 9th, 2017

Buyout of Deadline and Krakatoa developer will bolster Amazon Web Services' cloud rendering offerings.

Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

New version of heavy-duty particle meshing tool boosts speed up to 2x, improves V-Ray compatibility.

Monday, October 3rd, 2016

Heavy-duty particle renderer for 3ds Max and Maya gets faster, more controllable DoF and motion blur.

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

Unique new cloud-based platform for budgeting VFX projects is based on system used on films like Avatar.

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Updated, now shipping: Standalone tool coverts ultra-dense point cloud data into production-ready meshes.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

Renderfarm-management tool gets new file-conversion options, support for the NIM production tracker.

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

Updated: v7's new wizard for setting up cloud-based renderfarms now available for Google Cloud Platform and Amazon EC2.

Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

Increasingly versatile simulation tool now incorporates firm's $595 Genome geometry modifier.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

Updated: C4D port of particle renderer now shipping. Costs $400 less than the Max or Maya versions.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

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