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
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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
Luxology ships Modo 701
New particles and dynamics tools, better sculpting workflows: read our full guide to the highlights here.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Blender 2.66 adds Bullet physics, Dynamic Topology
Impressive update adds high-end rigid-body dynamics, true claylike sculpting to the open-source app.
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Motion Boutique releases Newton 2.0 for After Effects
Now shipping: After Effects physics engine gets cool new simulation tools, including basic soft bodies.
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Everything you ever wanted to know about destruction
Great new fxguide article about 'the art of blowing crap up' explains all you were afraid to ask.
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Get Kaboom: free explosion tool for 3ds Max 2012
Laurent Renaud updates his animated shattering tool to work with 3ds Max 2012's MassFX physics.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
3ds Max to get Bullet physics plug-in
Mir Vadim posts work-in-progress videos of Bullet support in his RayFire dynamics add-on.
Monday, September 5th, 2011
After Effects gets its own physics engine
Now shipping: Motion Boutique releases its Newton rigid-body engine for Adobe's compositing app.
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Videos: see RealFlow 2012's new features in action
Watch the updated Hybrido solver, retiming features, the new Voronoi fracture tool and servo engines.
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Next Limit releases RealFlow 2012
Leading fluid simulator gets new rigid-body dynamics tools, retiming, and $245 one-year learning edition.
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
modo gets new Bullet physics rigid body plug-in
New recoil plug-in adds hard-body dynamics to app's gradually expanding animation toolkit.
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Videos: Autodesk reveals new features in Max 2012
Update to feature Nitrous viewport, start of unified physics system, new LSCM UV unwrap tools.
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011