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OpenVDB-based meshing plugin gets new GPU-accelerated, network-capable FLIP/PIC solver.

Friday, July 8th, 2022

Follow FuseFX artist Kevin Pinga's production hacks to create faster, more flexible Houdini fluid sims.

Thursday, March 26th, 2020

Sign up to beta test Ryan Guy and Dennis Fassbaender's production-ready fluid solver for Blender 2.79.

Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

Sign up for the free 30-minute session on Houdini 12's fluid simulation tools, held next month.

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Now shipping: fluid simulator gets new FLIP solver for liquids, updated gaseous fluid solver, new forces.

Friday, March 10th, 2017

Updated: Cinema 4D fluid simulator to get new sound node; new APIC solver generates smoother liquid flow than standard FLIP solvers.

Friday, October 7th, 2016

Updated with another new video: see the new FLIP solver, scene graphs, and support for Alembic and Field3D.

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

How does HP's rackable graphics workstation compare to a desktop system in real-world rendering and CG tests? Jason Lewis finds out.

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

3D modeling and animation tool gets updates to the ML Deformer and liquid simulation in Bifrost. Check out all the new features here.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

JangaFX's real-time liquid simulator is now in public alpha. Check out the new features in LiquiGen 0.3, like whitewater and surface tension.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

MagicPictures Software's node-based, GPU-accelerated tool can simulate smoke, liquids, sand, snow and mud. The Lite edition is free.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

Check out the new features in the 3ds Max and Maya fluid simulator, including new options for directing liquids. Sims now 'up to 20%' faster.

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Master production-scale fluid simulation with ILM artist Miguel Perez Senent's detailed tutorial.

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

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