JangaFX releases EmberGen 0.5.5
Real-time gaseous fluid simulator gets neat new GPU particle system for finer, wispier smoke effects.
Friday, July 17th, 2020
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Superluminal ships Stardust 1.6 for After Effects
Versatile 3D particle system now supports volumetric rendering for effects like smoke, fire and dust.
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
Check out the new features coming up in Redshift 3.0
Check out the new features in the latest experimental build of the GPU production renderer.
Wednesday, May 27th, 2020
EmberGen is now in beta
JangaFX's hotly tipped real-time gaseous fluid simulation tool gets a node graph and animation timeline - and an unlimited new trial edition.
Monday, May 4th, 2020
10 expert tips for better Houdini FLIP fluid simulations
Follow FuseFX artist Kevin Pinga's production hacks to create faster, more flexible Houdini fluid sims.
Thursday, March 26th, 2020
Download six free fire, smoke and explosion simulations
Get JangaFX's free stock simulation elements created in its EmberGen software. VDB format, CC0 licence.
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 5.0 for Cinema 4D
Popular smoke and fire simulation software now available for Cinema 4D as well as 3ds Max and Maya.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
e-on software ships Vue R4 and PlantFactory R4
Vue gets automated real-world terrain data import; PlantFactory gets 3ds Max and Maya plugins.
Friday, December 13th, 2019
Otoy unveils Sculptron
Check out this new GPU-based tool for sculpting animation caches or converting them to volumes, available as a free public alpha.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Master volumetric effects in Houdini
Discover how to create clouds, smoke and fog with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed masterclass.
Saturday, June 22nd, 2019
Corona Renderer 4 ships for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Updated - C4D edition shipping: renderer gets fast new caustics system, more denoising options, fisheye camera.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
Intel unveils HdOSPRay and OpenVKL
New open-source tech to support interactive previews of USD files, and speed up volumetric renders.
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
e-on software ships Vue R2 and PlantFactory R2
Vue gets updates to EcoSystems, the cloud tools and the Path Tracer; PlantFactory gets interactive path traced previews.
Thursday, April 25th, 2019