Next Limit have now released RenderKit... a toolset allowing direct rendering of RealFlow particle simulations to both MentalRay and RenderMan-compliant renderers.

Aqsis 1.4 was used during our testing phase with the RF team, meaning everything should work out-of-the-box.

The Aqsis forum is now online, available via our Community section.

New features include a WYSIWYG editor (no more BBCode) and content 'Labeling' (tagging) facilities.

Welcome to the new-look Aqsis site, which we hope you'll find a more pleasant experience.

As you may notice we're still working on a few things including:

• Preparing the forum (due soon)
• Getting the all-new gallery up-and-running (little longer)
• Various visual tweaks (on-going)

... but other than that the site is fully functional.

Note: The user profile page has changed a little so it's recommended all users log-in and make any necessary amendments. RSS feeds have also changed as have all URLs, both of which now follow a simpler 'Human-readable' format.

Just a short message wishing everyone within the Aqsis community a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year!

Your continued support and interest is invaluable and greatly appreciated... it's not just developers who shape Aqsis. ;-)

Eric Back, the author of the MOSAIC plugin for Blender, has created a stunning example of the interoperation of Blender and Aqsis via MOSAIC. He's produced a fantastic animation showing depth mapped occlusion to great effect.