Act-3D releases Lumion 5.3
Real-time visualisation tool can now create normal maps automatically and render 'poster-res' images.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
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Navié releases Effex 2.5 for Cinema 4D
Big update to multiphysics system adds surface tension, Bullet dynamics, lots of other cool tools.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Try new Maya-style menus in Blender 2.72
Now officially released: update adds optional Hotbox-style pie menus, improved texture-painting system.
Monday, October 6th, 2014
The best of last week's CG news in brief
Read our five-minute digest, from Blender 2.71 and GPU support in Fabric Engine to Autodesk buying Shotgun.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
Thinkbox Software releases Stoke MX 2.0 for 3ds Max
Increasingly versatile simulation tool now incorporates firm's $595 Genome geometry modifier.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
Video: volume explosions in Unreal Engine 4
See an explosion go from FumeFX simulation to in-game effect in Epic's new Inside Unreal tech demo.
Wednesday, February 19th, 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
Videos: Nvidia's multi-physics, volumetrics and GI tools
Check out impressive demos of the developer's new FLEX, Flame Works and GI Works real-time technologies.
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
Navié releases Effex 2.0 for Cinema 4D
Plugin expands into full 'modular VFX framework', including particles, fluids and volumetric modelling.
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Otoy ships Octane Render 1.2
Big update to GPU-based renderer adds volume fog, bokeh effects; better multi-threaded performance.
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Side Effects Software ships Houdini 12.5
Major update adds better ocean-surface sims and cloud sculpting via DreamWorks' OpenVDB technology.
Friday, March 15th, 2013
Thinkbox Software releases Krakatoa SR
New standalone version of the formerly 3ds Max and Maya particle renderer integrates into any pipeline.
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Sneak peek: real-time clouds in Lumion 3.0
Next release of the visualisation tool to include cool new volumetric cloud system: watch it in action here.
Thursday, September 13th, 2012