Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
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Autodesk open-sources Bifrost USD
Toolset for authoring USD scenes with the graph editor from Maya's Bifrost plugin now free under an Apache 2.0 licence.
Monday, December 12th, 2022
cebas releases thinkingParticles 7.2
3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets new ME-L scripting language for manipulating OpenVDB data.
Monday, September 19th, 2022
cebas ships thinkingParticles 7 for 3ds Max
Powerful multiphysics plugin gets new MPM solvers to simulate granular fluids like sand and snow.
Thursday, September 16th, 2021
Autodesk ships Bifrost for Maya 2.3
Maya's multiphysics plugin now lets you adjust properties interactively, and see the results in real time.
Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
Autodesk ships Maya 2020.4 and Maya LT 2020.4
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, including a big update to its Bifrost toolset.
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
Autodesk unveils Maya 2019.2 and Bifrost for Maya
Big update introduces new visual programming system for physics simulations, with new fire, smoke and snow solvers.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
Do these videos show new simulation features in Maya?
Watch an enigmatic set of teasers of smoke, fire, cloth and granular fluids, posted to Autodesk's Twitter.
Monday, July 29th, 2019
Videos: see Siggraph Asia 2018's best technical papers
Watch the best tech demos from the show - from advances in VR to new ways to melt your CG dragon.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
Videos: the best of Siggraph 2018's technical papers
See our pick of the show's hottest research - from AI-driven animation to amazing simulation techniques.
Thursday, June 14th, 2018