Chaos Group releases Phoenix FD 2.0 for 3ds Max

GPU-accelerated fluid simulator gets new tools for creating foam and splashes, better viewport preview.

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Chaos Group announces Phoenix FD 2.0

3ds Max fluid-simulation plug-in to get foam, splashes and better GPU preview: sign up to beta test it now.

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Chaos Group's PhoenixFD moves into liquid simulation

New 1.2 update adds liquid-simulation toolset to promising new 3ds Max smoke and fire engine.

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Chaos updates V-Ray, Corona and Enscape subscription plans

Node-locked licenses of the renderers ended, new ArchDesign, ArchViz and M&E Collection product bundles launched.

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

Chaos releases Corona 12 Update 2 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D

Update to the renderer adds over 3,100 Chaos Scans materials to the Cosmos library, and improves DoF and volumetric effects.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Chaos ships Corona 12 Update 1 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D

Architectural renderer gets new live link to Chaos Vantage, better volumetric caustics, and new AI-based render upscaling system.

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

Chaos releases Vantage 2.6

Real-time ray tracing renderer for large V-Ray scenes gets support for the V-Ray Clipper and a new Water Surface object.

Saturday, October 26th, 2024

Chaos ends perpetual licenses of crowd animation tool anima

Perpetual anima Pro licenses and sales of individual metropoly 3D stock characters discontinued in favor of anima All subscriptions.

Friday, August 2nd, 2024

Chaos releases Corona 12 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D

Check out the new features in the 3ds Max and Cinema 4D renderer, including 'VFB 2.0' and initial integration with Chaos Vantage.

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024

tyFlow 1.1 for 3ds Max adds new PRISM fracturing system

Check out the popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on's neat new GPU-accelerated mesh fracturing and Boolean system.

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

Chaos releases Corona 10 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D

New features in the renderer include updates to Corona Decal and improved volume rendering.

Friday, June 23rd, 2023

Tyson Ibele releases tyFlow 1.012 for 3ds Max

Major update adds complete new terrain-generation system to the Max particle and physics add-on.

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Tutorial: Creating Keyframe Concepts for Film & Animation

Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the unexpected 3D tools that can speed up your concept art work.

Sunday, January 29th, 2023