Exotic Matter is to release a free non-commercial version of its Naiad fluid simulation software. As of this time, there are no new product or offering announcements pertaining to the Autodesk software portfolio. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Read the full announcement on the Exotic Matter website. It will not be developed or supported past the current version. For now they are not talking, and in our humble opinion once again doing themselves no favors as the blogosphere rips into another round of Autodesk bashing and name calling. Foundry ships Nuke 
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The Naiad technology is very good, central to many cutting edge effects sequences in major features films with work from Framestore to Weta. For now they are not talking, and in our humble opinion once again doing themselves no favors as the blogosphere rips into another round of Autodesk bashing and name calling. Of course, only time will tell how Autodesk productizes the great value of this team.
Tantalisingly, no release date has been announced for Naiad 0. Allegedly, according to our sources, the move was not a reaction to a hostile patent war, nor a move to kill off the product per se.
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It is also the case, we understand, that the principals did not get massively rich off the deal. Naiad Simulation tests by Igor Zanic.
Autodesk effectively bought the heart and soul of Exotic Matter EM but not the company. These customers can also still contact Exotic Matter through existing channels.
Foundry ships Nuke From what we have learned, the team will not re-write Naiad inside Maya. Well, last week Nordenstam and Bridson became employees of Autodesk and the key customers of Naiad were informed of the move. See striking new work created in Pixologic's sculpting software in a free show at LA's Gnomon Gallery. Read the full announcement on the Exotic Matter website. See all the new features unveiled by Pixologic, from history-aware sculpting to Polypaint updates.
Autodesk will not continue to market and sell Naiad exktic a standalone product but it is anticipated that certain Naiad technology may find its way into future Autodesk offerings. The company has also hinted at a price drop, writing: You can leave a responseor trackback from your own site. It will not softwarw developed or supported past the current version.
It started around Siggraph from what we understand.
Signup for the Newsletter First Name. In other news, Exotic Matter has revealed that the 0. See details of the mattfr features coming to the game engine across Unity CG Channel is part of the Gnomon group of companies: Instead, they will spearhead a much larger operation with vastly more resources and with great backing.
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One thing is for sure. The team, we understand, has just been given the keys to the vast resources that Autodesk can throw at a problem. Naiad NC will not be time-limited and will have the same feature set as the commercial version of the software, but save only in its own EMPNC file format, making it softwaare in production.
Exotic Matter matter to release a free non-commercial version of its Naiad fluid simulation software. It was simply that the founders of EM — the key brains trust — were made an offer they could not refuse. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.
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This was not a case of the team selling out, and now counting the hours until they can cash in their stock options and leave, as some have been saying. The developer says that the release is mmatter at TDs wishing to teach themselves the software. As of this time, there are no new product or offering announcements pertaining exoticc the Autodesk software portfolio. By purchasing the rights to the technology, the product called Naiad is immediately dead.
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