Autodesk releases Maya 2025 and Maya Creative 2025
Check out the latest features in the 3D modeling and animation app, from the new Smart Extrude system to LookdevX, Arnold and Bifrost.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
simulation
5 key features in Blender 4.1
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
Thinkinetic ships Pulldownit 5.7 for Maya and 5.8 for 3ds Max
Sizeable updates to the shattering and dynamics plugin add new Fast Stacking & Deactivation solver, new fracturing and simulation controls.
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
JangaFX releases LiquiGen 0.1
Much-anticipated real-time liquid simulator gets first public preview. See which features are in the initial alpha, and which are coming later.
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
JangaFX releases GeoGen 0.2
Intriguing 3D terrain and planet generator for real-time applications gets its second public release. Check out the latest features here.
Monday, February 5th, 2024
JangaFX announces LiquiGen release date
Long-awaited real-time fluid simulation app enters alpha next month, with a wider release later this year. Find more details here.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
tyFlow 1.1 for 3ds Max adds new PRISM fracturing system
Check out the popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on's neat new GPU-accelerated mesh fracturing and Boolean system.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Theory Accelerated releases Axiom 3.2 for Houdini
Check out the new features in the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver, including speed boosts for users of new GeForce RTX GPUs.
Saturday, January 27th, 2024
How noOne created striking animated short Aether Saga
Check out facial scanning and motion-capture behind the impressive proof-of-concept teaser for a Skyrim-esque animated series.
Friday, December 29th, 2023
Get ActionVFX's free 8 Days of VFX-mas FX asset packs
Download a new pack of stock VFX assets each day until 25 December, like the snow and frost FX clips. 2K resolution, for commercial use.
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023
VFX breakdown | The Fall of the House of Usher | Rocket Science VFX
Check out a gripping breakdown of the creation, then destruction, of a CG New York street for the Gothic horror miniseries.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2024.2
3D animation and motion graphics tool gets new options for rigid body and Pyro simulations, new Key Reducer for mocap data.
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating Tire Smoke FX in Houdini
Discover how to use Houdini's sparse Pyro solver in production with The Gnomon Workshop's essential tutorial.
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023