New CG software you may have missed: 7 September 2026
Discover what's new in CG tools including LiquiGen, Unity, and free apps RealityScan Mobile, 3DGS Render for Blender, and Sisir.
Monday, September 7th, 2026
fluid simulation
tyFlow 2.1 adds PhysX-powered vehicle rigging and simulation
Popular 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets a complete new vehicle toolset, along with new Gaussian Splatting features.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
See Troll VFX's breakdown for hurricane/shark thriller Thrash
Check out the Finnish studio's making-of for its varied water effects for the survival drama, from walls of seawater to floating cars.
Friday, August 28th, 2026
See how Untold Studios created the Masters of the Universe titles
See the simulations beneath the skin of the animated title sequence for the new live-action movie in Mattel's He-Man media franchise.
Thursday, August 13th, 2026
NeXus for Blender is now free in beta
New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
See amazing demo videos of Wētā FX's in-house simulation tools
See videos of key tools used on the Avatar sequels, including the Loki multiphysics framework and Pahi fluid simulation pipeline.
Monday, May 18th, 2026
Houdini GPU liquid solver Paradigm 1.0 is now available
Check out the promising new GPU-accelerated sparse liquid solver from Theory Accelerated, creator of the popular Axiom fluid solver.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
Chaos discontinues its Phoenix fluid simulation software
Smoke, fire and liquid simulator for 3ds Max and Maya is now end-of-support, and will receive no further compatibility updates or fixes.
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Been laid off? JangaFX is giving you its tools free for six months
Updated: games and VFX artists can now apply for temporary licenses of EmberGen, LiquiGen, IlluGen and GeoGen via JangaFX's web portal.
Friday, March 13th, 2026
tyFlow 2.0 now simulates smoke and fire as well as particles
Popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on for VFX and motion graphics gets neat new GPU-based Zenith fluid engine.
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
New tutorial - Introduction to Houdini: Fluids
Master Houdini's powerful fluid simulation toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginners' guide for VFX and games artists.
Sunday, February 8th, 2026
Check out real-time Blender water simulation add-on Dynamic Flow
Lightweight 'terrain-aware' tool generates realistic water flow around coastlines and river banks. Works with Eevee and Cycles.
Friday, January 16th, 2026
Review: are the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 worth the money for CG?
See how NVIDIA's top-of-the-range Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs performed in real-world tests in popular DCC applications.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025