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New CUDA-based GPU solver makes smoke and fire simulation in the 3ds Max effects plugin '2-5x' faster than on the CPU.

Friday, December 19th, 2025

Check out the changes to the popular set of Cinema 4D add-ons, also including GPU-accelerated smoke and fire simulation in NeXus.

Tuesday, December 9th, 2025

See the neat new liquid simulation tools in the GPU-based Cinema 4D particle effects add-on, ahead of their release next month.

Thursday, November 27th, 2025

Check out Blender Procedurals' interesting new lightweight real-time multiphysics add-on for motion graphics and animation work.

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025

Check out nxExplosiaFX, the new smoke and fire simulation tool in Insydium's GPU-based particle effects add-on for Cinema 4D.

Friday, October 17th, 2025

Update to the popular effects plugin makes it easier to exchange simulation caches with Houdini, Bifrost, EmberGen and LiquiGen.

Monday, October 6th, 2025

Smoke, fire and effects plugin gets GPU-accelerated ocean simulation system, with support for foam, spray and floating objects.

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

Video: check out the upcoming NodeWorks: Ocean tools in the smoke, fire, liquids and multiphysics simulation plugin for 3ds Max.

Monday, July 7th, 2025

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

3D modeling and animation tool gets updates to the ML Deformer and liquid simulation in Bifrost. Check out all the new features here.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

Maya's multiphysics plugin gets experimental new modular rigging toolset, plus the option to generate variant simulations in the cloud.

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

3D modeling and animation software gets new tools for copying and pasting animations, and for controlling depth of field in renders.

Thursday, September 19th, 2024

Major update to the gaseous fluid simulator and multiphysics plugin adds new GPU-accelerated liquid simulation toolset.

Thursday, September 12th, 2024