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grooming

Popular 3ds Max hair plugin now out for Maya. Supports Nucleus physics and Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift and RenderMan rendering.

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

Maya hair plugin gets first big update in several years, improving viewport performance and grooming tools.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

Check out the new crowd pipeline, grooming tools, revamped UI and spectacular multiphysics system.

Thursday, January 15th, 2015

Demo video shows crowds, OpenVDB-based grooming, and position-based dynamics - from sand to squids.

Monday, December 8th, 2014

Material authoring and 3D painting app now lets you paint directly onto a mesh's UVs in a dedicated 2D viewport. See all the new features.

Monday, July 27th, 2026

New features in the compositing, finishing and effects software include Isolate and Pixel Expression nodes, and ProRes RAW support.

Monday, July 27th, 2026

Create an energy effect suitable for a games cinematic using UE5's Niagara and Sequencer with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Sunday, July 26th, 2026

Big update to the formerly Windows-only terrain software adds support for new platforms - and for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain.

Saturday, July 25th, 2026

Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including zoom and aspherical lens support in Real Lens Flares.

Saturday, July 25th, 2026

Check out the new features in the renderer, including a procedural Scratches shader and a high-altitude layer in the Clouds object.

Friday, July 24th, 2026