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Free standalone edition of the particle generator can now emit particles from imported 3D models.

Friday, August 19th, 2022

'Next evolution' of OpenVDB brings the power of AI to volumetric data, reducing the memory footprint of fluid simulations by up to 100x.

Tuesday, August 9th, 2022

Download the free, newly GPU-accelerated tool for browsing textures and sprite sheets, like those generated by EmberGen.

Friday, July 29th, 2022

Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma.

Thursday, July 21st, 2022

Interesting alternative to roto for VFX work exports matte frames to compositing apps like After Effects

Tuesday, July 19th, 2022

See a full list of new features in the next version of Houdini, including updates to creature effects, fluid simulation, Solaris and Karma.

Monday, July 18th, 2022

NMKD Software's neat tool retimes video - but you can also use it speed up 3D animation workflow.

Saturday, July 16th, 2022

Check out the new features coming to the real-time fluid simulator's GPU particle system, including motion trails and 'force masking'.

Tuesday, July 12th, 2022

Check out the curve-based hair system due in Blender 3.3, and the upcoming real-time compositor.

Monday, July 11th, 2022

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

Friday, July 8th, 2022

Update to Boris FX's set of effects plugins for compositing apps adds the option to emit particles from 3D models inside Particle Illusion.

Friday, June 24th, 2022

Standalone granular fluid, liquid and smoke simulation tool now supports cloth and soft bodies.

Thursday, May 26th, 2022

Real-time rendering toolkit gets physically accurate DoF, lens flares and motion blur. GPU ray tracing now supported on AMD hardware.

Wednesday, May 4th, 2022