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sand simulation

Discover how to simulate sand and other granular materials in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginner tutorial.

Friday, July 4th, 2025

Master professional production workflows for managing complex simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's Houdini masterclass.

Friday, January 17th, 2025

MagicPictures Software's node-based, GPU-accelerated tool can simulate smoke, liquids, sand, snow and mud. The Lite edition is free.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

Renderer developer's €30,000/year contribution to the open-source 3D app follows the release of the new official edition of V-Ray for Blender.

Friday, July 11th, 2025

Check out the new features in this wide-ranging update to the NURBS modeler, including new physical materials and HDRI environments.

Thursday, July 10th, 2025

Much-anticipated tool creates KineFX-compatible muscle and skin simulation rigs for use in visual effects, animation and games.

Thursday, July 10th, 2025

New generative AI features in the renderer and visualization app run on your local machine, but may create copyright-infringing results.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

Promising new SDF modeling tool provides a quick, intuitive way to explore shapes for concept designs and hard surface assets.

Wednesday, July 9th, 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