node-based

Autodesk releases Bifrost for Maya 2.11

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

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Unity releases SpeedTree 10

Tree-generation software gets new tools for pruning trees and adding 3D vines. Now available as a single edition for games and VFX.

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Esri releases CityEngine 2024.0

Build CG cities by dragging and dropping nodes with the procedural city-generation software's new Visual CGA Editor.

Monday, August 5th, 2024

QuadSpinner releases Gaea 2.0

Check out the new features in this major update to the terrain design tool, and its new integration plugins for Houdini and Unreal Engine.

Thursday, August 1st, 2024

Bleank releases Black Ink 2023.6

Unusual GPU-accelerated node-based digital painting app gets new radial symmetry system for creating complex mandala-like patterns.

Friday, July 26th, 2024

GeoGen is now in public beta

JangaFX's real-time terrain design tool is out of alpha. Check out the new features in GeoGen 0.3, like spline editing of terrain.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

LiquiGen is now available to buy

JangaFX's real-time liquid simulator is now in public alpha. Check out the new features in LiquiGen 0.3, like whitewater and surface tension.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

Cell Fluids 1.6 for Blender is out

Promising lightweight Blender fluids add-on can now bake simulations for export to game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine.

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024