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Check out the promising new GPU-accelerated sparse liquid solver from Theory Accelerated, creator of the popular Axiom fluid solver.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

The real-time liquid simulator is now officially production-ready. Check out the new options for simulating deliciously viscous fluids.

Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

3D animation and motion graphics app gets liquid simulation toolset, plus support for UDIMs and texel density. See all the new features.

Thursday, June 19th, 2025

Major update to the gaseous fluid simulator and multiphysics plugin adds new GPU-accelerated liquid simulation toolset.

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

JangaFX's real-time liquid simulator is now in public alpha. Check out the new features in LiquiGen 0.3, like whitewater and surface tension.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

MagicPictures Software's node-based, GPU-accelerated tool can simulate smoke, liquids, sand, snow and mud. The Lite edition is free.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

OpenVDB-based meshing plugin gets new GPU-accelerated, network-capable FLIP/PIC solver.

Friday, July 8th, 2022

LightWave fluid simulation plugin gets support for motion blur, velocity maps and fluid colours.

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

LightWave fluid simulation plugin gets new foam and white water system; improved memory usage.

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019

Standalone edition of the fluid simulation software gets a new Macro daemon to mimic the look of high-speed liquid photography.

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

Powerful tissue simulation plugin gets support for Maya Fields, new tools to grow or shrink muscles.

Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

LightWave fluid simulatior gets new granular and viscous jet solvers, plus support for GPU acceleration.

Monday, March 5th, 2018