JangaFX releases EmberGen 1.2
Real-time smoke and fire simulator for games and VFX gets movable, parentable simulation domains, and live recording in the timeline.
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
fluid simulation
Check out 3ds Max multiphysics simulation plugin Aquarius 1.0
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
Unreal Engine 5.4: five key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.
Monday, April 29th, 2024
Cell Fluids 1.6 for Blender is out
Promising lightweight Blender fluids add-on can now bake simulations for export to game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine.
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
JangaFX releases LiquiGen 0.1
Much-anticipated real-time liquid simulator gets first public preview. See which features are in the initial alpha, and which are coming later.
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
JangaFX announces LiquiGen release date
Long-awaited real-time fluid simulation app enters alpha next month, with a wider release later this year. Find more details here.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
JangaFX releases EmberGen 1.1
See what's new in this big update to the real-time smoke and fire simulator, like the option to parent emitters to bones in characters.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
Master Liquid Simulation in Houdini
Create art-directable simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's guide to Houdini's FLIP fluids and rigid body dynamics toolsets.
Friday, January 12th, 2024
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists
Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Discover the key features of Houdini 20
Read our run-down of the key changes in the largest ever update to Houdini, from character animation to rendering and machine learning.
Thursday, November 9th, 2023
Sneak peek: Houdini 20
See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, including updates to animation and simulation and the Karma renderer.
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
JangaFX ships EmberGen 1.0.7
Popular real-time smoke and fire simulator gets support for ground plane shadows, and initial support for importing skinned meshes.
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
Cell Fluids is a lightweight new real-time fluid solver for Blender
Check out the neat $20 Geometry Nodes-based add-on, capable of generating simple, good-looking fluid sims in 'semi-realtime'.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023