Download three free smoke and explosion VDBs from ActionVFX
Get a free explosion, smoke plume and meteor trail from ActionVFX's new library of stock .vdb files, with a Blender fire and smoke shader.
Sunday, November 26th, 2023
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Unreal Engine 5.3: five key features for CG artists
Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.5
Sizeable update to the GPU ray tracing renderer adds real-time caustics, and cutaway rendering.
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
Download free iPad fluid simulation app Axiom Solver
Free companion app for the Axiom solver for Houdini makes it possible to sketch ideas for sims on the go.
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
Infinigen: a free generator for procedural 3D environments
Intriguing Blender-based tool can automatically generate 3D terrain, plants - and even rigged creatures.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Chaos releases Phoenix 5.2
Check out the new features in the 3ds Max and Maya fluid simulator, including new options for directing liquids. Sims now 'up to 20%' faster.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Watch the new demo video of JangaFX's LiquiGen
See footage of a pre-alpha build of EmberGen creator's hotly tipped upcoming real-time liquid simulator.
Monday, July 3rd, 2023
Matt Puchala releases Axiom 3.1 for Houdini
Check out the new features in the popular GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver for Houdini.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Autodesk ships Bifrost for Maya 2.7.1
Maya multiphysics plugin gets better voxel smoothing, volume rendering, Component Tag support.
Monday, May 15th, 2023
Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 6.0 for 3ds Max
Major update turns the gaseous fluid simulator into a multiphysics toolkit. Now subscription-only.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
JangaFX ships EmberGen 1.0
Check out the new features in the first production release of the hotly tipped real-time gaseous fluid simulator for games and VFX work.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
Download ProductionCrate's new free VFX starter pack
Get 50 stock FX clips, including explosions, fire and magic effects. ProRes/H.264 format, up to 4K, for commercial use.
Sunday, February 5th, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Houdini
Houdini edition of the renderer gets improved support for rendering clouds, oceans and hair.
Thursday, December 15th, 2022