Zibra AI unveils ZibraGDS
Promising new tech compresses complex destruction, cloth and liquid simulation caches for real-time rendering inside Unreal Engine.
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
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Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2026.0
Small update to the 3D animation and motion graphics software makes two 'general enhancements' but adds no new major features.
Friday, September 12th, 2025
SideFX just released Houdini 21: check out its five key features
Read our pick of the changes in Houdini 21, from Copernicus and KineFX to new AI workflows - then see a list of all 300+ new features.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 7.0 for 3ds Max
Smoke, fire and effects plugin gets GPU-accelerated ocean simulation system, with support for foam, spray and floating objects.
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Sneak peek: Houdini 21
Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.
Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
JangaFX releases LiquiGen 1.0
The real-time liquid simulator is now officially production-ready. Check out the new options for simulating deliciously viscous fluids.
Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
Blender 4.5 LTS is out: check out its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from full Vulkan support to hidden gems like the new FBX importer.
Tuesday, July 15th, 2025
Sneak peek: check out FumeFX's new ocean simulation toolset
Video: check out the upcoming NodeWorks: Ocean tools in the smoke, fire, liquids and multiphysics simulation plugin for 3ds Max.
Monday, July 7th, 2025
Open-source tool Infinigen Indoors generates procedural 3D interiors
Updated: free Blender-based tool generates 3D interiors, from rooms to entire houses. Check out its new Infinigen-Sim toolset.
Monday, June 30th, 2025
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2025.3 with new liquid simulation system
3D animation and motion graphics app gets liquid simulation toolset, plus support for UDIMs and texel density. See all the new features.
Thursday, June 19th, 2025
Autodesk adds AI animation tool MotionMaker to Maya 2026.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Cebas releases thinkingParticles 7.4 for 3ds Max
Check out the latest features in the particle and physics plugin, including the new Explosion Tool and 160+ new scripting functions.
Friday, May 16th, 2025
Been laid off? JangaFX is giving you its tools free for six months
Real-time tools developer is offering temporary licenses of EmberGen, LiquiGen and GeoGen to games and VFX artists who are between jobs.
Friday, May 9th, 2025