Navié unveils Effex 2.8
Updated: Cinema 4D fluid simulator to get new sound node; new APIC solver generates smoother liquid flow than standard FLIP solvers.
Friday, October 7th, 2016
multiphysics
AlphaVFX ships BulletFX 4
Fast-evolving 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets revamped FLIP fluid, cloth and FEM solvers, better V-Ray support, plus more streamlined UI.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
AlphaVFX teases BulletFX 4, ships Volumetric Cutting
3ds Max multiphysics plugin to get new solvers for organic tissue, also available in a new extension to the Bullet physics library.
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.3
3ds Max physics plugin gets better liquid simulation and particle caching, plus support for Alembic.
Thursday, March 24th, 2016
Nvidia releases HairWorks source, unveils PhysX-GRB
Source code of fur system used on Call of Duty: Ghosts out now. New CGU/GPU rigid body system in beta.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Ephere releases Lucid Physics for 3ds Max
Neat new GPU-accelerated multiphysics system based on Nvidia's FleX simulates anything from foam to jam.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
Ephere unveils Lucid for 3ds Max
New work-in-progress plugin implements Nvidia's GPU-based FleX multiphysics system in Max.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.2
Subscription Drop 2 for the 3ds Max physics plugin adds new smoke solver, direct particle rendering.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
Download Nvidia's bizarre new PhysX FleX demo
Fire bananas at flags, pour goop on armadillos and melt bunnies in this real-time multiphysics test scene.
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
Insydium releases X-Particles 3
Updated, now shipping: Cinema 4D particle tool gets new FLIP fluid solver, particle-based dynamics.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015
Mesh multiphysics systems in Blender with CubeSurfer
New work-in-progress add-on surfaces particle simulations ranging from water to wet snow.
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
Side Effects releases Houdini 14
Check out the new crowd pipeline, grooming tools, revamped UI and spectacular multiphysics system.
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
cebas updates thinkingParticles 6
Updated: First 'Subscription Drop' extends volumeBreak node and new procedural spline modelling toolset.
Sunday, December 21st, 2014