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
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Tyson Ibele releases tyFlow 1.012 for 3ds Max
Major update adds complete new terrain-generation system to the Max particle and physics add-on.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Deep FX Studio 1.3 ships
Check out the new features in Deep FX World's standalone multiphysics simulation and procedural animation software.
Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
Check out fast 3ds Max cloth simulation plugin Dynamo
Deform Dynamics' real-time cloth simulation tool performs '10-100x faster' than Max's Cloth modifier.
Friday, October 9th, 2020
Discover five key features for CG artists in Unity 2020.1
Read our run-down of the key new features in the game engine, from better ray tracing to AI-driven character posing.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.82
Significant update overhauls Blender's simulation tools and adds support for UDIMs and USD export.
Friday, February 14th, 2020
SideFX ships Houdini 18
Major update to Houdini adds new look dev and layout system Solaris, USD-native renderer Karma, new modelling and simulation tools.
Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
Download Aq Mesher Lite and Aq Bullet Lite for free
Get MagicPictures Software's new free editions of its particle meshing and physics plugins for 3ds Max.
Wednesday, September 11th, 2019
MagicPictures Software ships Aq Mesher and Aq Bullet
VFX house MagicPictures Studio's OpenVDB-based meshing and Bullet physics tools now available as 3ds Max plugins.
Monday, August 5th, 2019
Insydium ships X-Particles 2019 public release
Now shipping: Cinema 4D physics plugin gets new shattering and particle-based dynamics systems.
Monday, July 8th, 2019
SideFX ships Houdini 17
Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
AlphaVFX ships BulletFX 4
Fast-evolving 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets revamped FLIP fluid, cloth and FEM solvers, better V-Ray support, plus more streamlined UI.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
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