Marcus Nordenstam discusses Bifrost
Naiad's co-author turned Autodesk product manager tells us how Maya 2015's new fluid simulator will stir up FX artists' workflows
Monday, March 31st, 2014
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Get Sprut: a free 2D fluids toolset for Nuke
Download this fast, flexible 2D fluid solver created by Framestore's Theodor Groeneboom.
Friday, January 31st, 2014
Side Effects Software ships Houdini 13
Update adds cool new soft and hard body, particle and fluid simulation tools; more robust lighting workflow.
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Autodesk reveals features of MotionBuilder 2014
Watch videos of the new workflow for optical marker data, pipeline APIs, Ruler tool and light-setup system.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
IKinema ships Action 2.5
Real-time mocap solver for Maya now supports OptiTrack hardware; new, more advanced constraints.
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Next Limit releases four free RealFlow training videos
Get concise overviews of RealWave, particle dynamics, Caronte body dynamics and the Hybrido solver.
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
IKinema unveils LiveAction virtual production system
Stream mocap data into Maya and preview the results on a virtual set, complete with real-time shadows.
Saturday, August 4th, 2012
Sneak peek: RealFlow 2013
Forthcoming update to Next Limit's fluid simulation software to add speedy Hybrido 2 implicit solver.
Friday, February 3rd, 2012