Mesh multiphysics systems in Blender with CubeSurfer
New work-in-progress add-on surfaces particle simulations ranging from water to wet snow.
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
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Buy the Sandy granular fluids solver for RealFlow
Simulate sand, sugar and snow with developer Yannik F's cult RealFlow add-on, now available commercially.
Wednesday, December 24th, 2014
Cool tech demo: create clouds with Elementacular
Updated and now shipping: Turn any model into an editable, relightable cloud with this neat Maya plugin.
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014
See sand, sugar and snow simulated stylishly in Sandy
Check out these cool videos of granular materials, created in a new work-in-progress simulation system.
Monday, July 28th, 2014
Eye candy: Disney's snow simulation system from Frozen
See strange things simulated with CG snow in this video of the tech behind the new animated feature.
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
Videos: the best of Siggraph 2013's technical papers
Our pick of the best CG research covers hair capture, smoke sims - and even fixes for bad handwriting.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
e-on software unveils Vue 11 product range
Updated again: Digital nature tools get new particle capabilities. All versions of Vue 11 now shipping.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
Enter the Lollipop Shaders snow shading contest
Celebrate the latest updates to the RenderMan shader library with your chance to win two of your choice.
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
WetWork releases Snow 2.0 plugin for RealFlow
Update to RealFlow snow simulator adds rigid body interaction, fracture simulation and friction controls.
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
r|shaders for 3ds Max ships
Updated: New demo available for Alessandro Cangelosi's collection of procedural shaders for ocean and ground surfaces.
Friday, October 14th, 2011