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liquid simulation

Powerful multiphysics plugin gets new MPM solvers to simulate granular fluids like sand and snow.

Thursday, September 16th, 2021

New update to the fluid simulator once known as Phoenix FD adds collision between floating objects.

Friday, April 16th, 2021

Discover the most important new tools in the open-source 3D app, from geometry nodes to APIC sims.

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

GPU-accelerated spectral renderer finalRender now bundled with the 3ds Max particle plugin for free.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

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Sunday, January 31st, 2021

Discover how to simulate realistic ocean surfaces, complete with foam and spray, in The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.

Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, including a big update to its Bifrost toolset.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Big update to the standalone fluid simulation tool adds new smoke solver, option to upres sims, and 'complete procedural VDB toolkit'.

Monday, October 5th, 2020

New force tuning option in the fluid simulation app lets users 'mask' forces to control sims precisely.

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

Major update to the Cinema 4D physics plugin adds powerful new fluids, flocking and scattering tools.

Saturday, July 4th, 2020

LightWave fluid simulation plugin gets support for motion blur, velocity maps and fluid colours.

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

Significant update overhauls Blender's simulation tools and adds support for UDIMs and USD export.

Friday, February 14th, 2020