Deep FX ships Deep Rising FX 1.2 for LightWave
Affordable new particle-based fluid simulation plugin adds support for Bullet dynamics, OBJ mesh export.
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
fluid simulation
Next Limit ships RealFlow 10.1
Videos: sizeable free update to fluid simulator adds new viscous and viscoelastic Dyverso materials; neat new fluid masking system.
Friday, May 19th, 2017
Blender gets Google funding for next-gen skinning system
GSoC-funded work to add implicit skinning to Blender to be overseen by ex-DreamWorks animation head Jason Schleifer.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
Get Epic Games' free volume modelling plugin for UE4
Download this nifty new tool to paint volumetric objects directly in VR, complete with fluid velocities.
Monday, May 8th, 2017
Escape Motions releases Rebelle 2
Updated: fluid-simulation-based paint tool gets neat new masking options, new custom brush engine.
Friday, April 21st, 2017
cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.5
Videos: see the new fracturing and liquid simulation options in the 3ds Max particle and physics plugin.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Eye candy: Next Limit's 2017 RealFlow showreel
See beautiful new work created using the fluid simulator, from CG Coca-Cola to Game of Thrones.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Chaos Group releases Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya
Now shipping: fluid simulator gets new FLIP solver for liquids, updated gaseous fluid solver, new forces.
Friday, March 10th, 2017
Autodesk releases Maya 2017 Update 3
Sizeable update to Maya adds new motion graphics, animation, hair grooming and fluid simulation tools.
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Side Effects Software releases Houdini 16
Updated: 'Largest ever' Houdini update adds autorigging, more simulation tools, terrain system. Now shipping.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
Next Limit ships RealFlow 10
Now shipping: big update to the fluid simulator adds multiphysics solver, new Particle Skinner daemon. New pricing confirmed.
Thursday, December 1st, 2016
VortechsFX unveils Eddy for Nuke
Videos: Nifty new GPU-based software puts gaseous fluid solver and renderer inside Nuke.
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Navié unveils Effex 2.8
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