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Game engine gets eagerly anticipated Chaos destruction physics toolset, new virtual production tools.

Wednesday, September 4th, 2019

Release scraps the four lower-end editions of the software and introduces new subscription plans. See all of the new features here.

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

See VFX supervisor Everett Burrell reveal how the cult sci-fi series was made at a free event at Gnomon, or watch the talk online.

Saturday, August 31st, 2019

Sizeable update to the Maya fur and feathers plugin adds support for Alembic and OpenColorIO, plus new volumetric hair guide model.

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019

Compositing app gets revamped UI and more GPU acceleration, but the free edition has been dropped.

Thursday, August 8th, 2019

Avatar VFX producer's cloud-based tool for planning and tracking budgets for visual effects projects adds support for episodic series.

Thursday, August 8th, 2019

VFX house MagicPictures Studio's OpenVDB-based meshing and Bullet physics tools now available as 3ds Max plugins.

Monday, August 5th, 2019

Check out the powerful look dev, lighting and shot layout system due in Houdini 18 later this year, and the accompanying Karma renderer.

Thursday, August 1st, 2019

Blender 2.80 ships

Major update to the open-source 3D software ships after four years of planning and development. Discover its key features here.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

Check out the best new movies, ads and cinematics created using Houdini, then follow our links to the VFX breakdowns.

Monday, July 29th, 2019

Leading visual effects software firm's new boss previously worked at ILM, Lucasfilm, Digital Domain.

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

VFX-focused update to the asset management tool for Megascans scan data adds USD support, plus new integration for Clarisse iFX.

Wednesday, July 10th, 2019

Now shipping: Cinema 4D physics plugin gets new shattering and particle-based dynamics systems.

Monday, July 8th, 2019