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surface tension

Updated: 'Largest ever' Houdini update adds autorigging, more simulation tools, terrain system. Now shipping.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

New features in Houdini 16 likely to include guided fluid sims, new muscle system, 'ground-up rewrite' of the node networks.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

Updated, now shipping: Cinema 4D particle tool gets new FLIP fluid solver, particle-based dynamics.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2015

Big update to multiphysics system adds surface tension, Bullet dynamics, lots of other cool tools.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

See impressive real-time liquids simulated using tech from future releases of Nvidia's physics engine.

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Latest update to the image-editing and digital painting software adds the option to choose new third-party AI models for Generative Fill.

Thursday, December 18th, 2025

Check out the latest features in the natural media painting software, including Gradient Maps and updates to the new Bristle Brushes.

Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

See how NVIDIA's top-of-the-range Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs performed in real-world tests in popular DCC applications.

Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

Check out the new features in the popular hard surface modeling tool, including a new instancing system, and shareable web previews.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025

Check out the changes to the planar and 3D tracking software, including a new AI-powered system for refining tricky edges on mattes.

Monday, December 15th, 2025

Check out the changes to the Maya edition of the renderer, including a new displacement material, and a viewport live link to Vantage.

Saturday, December 13th, 2025