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particle effect

New After Effects motion graphics plugin uses displacement to generate animated particle arrays.

Monday, May 13th, 2019

See beautiful semi-abstract effects created in the Cinema 4D particle tool and rendered in Cycles 4D.

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

New suite to make FX and tracking tools Continuum, Sapphire, Mocha Pro available via a single licence.

Thursday, March 8th, 2018

Architectural renderer gets new procedural night sky system, support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, and new AI material generator.

Monday, November 17th, 2025

3D clothing design tool for games and VFX now lets you create armor and animate inflatables. See all the new features, and the new pricing.

Monday, November 17th, 2025

'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Friday, November 14th, 2025

Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.

Friday, November 14th, 2025

Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.

Thursday, November 13th, 2025

See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025