Next Limit, developer of leading tools for fluid dynamics, will announce the release of Realflow 2.5, the latest version of its principal product, at Siggraph 2003 in San Diego, CA, USA. Next Limit's Realflow 2.5 is the latest version of the most sophisticated fluid simulator on the market. Realflow 2.5 offers a long list of new features which make it an essential tool for designers and artists.

New features include:

" Realwave fully integrated into Realflow 2.5
" Realimpact, a new dynamics and rigid body collision engine
" UV Texture mapping
" Motion Blur
" Progressive polygonal meshes
" More daemons to expand your creativity
" Parameter animation
" Multithreading
" Support for 3D Studio Max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Lightwave, Cinema4D and Houdini