FX artist Tommi Saaristoranta has released his demo reel of fluids work he did on the Jungle Book. Watch it on Vimeo.

80 Level spoke with Jason Lewis regarding his team's recent work building a Star Wars scene using Unreal Engine 4. You can read the full article on the 80 Level website.

Top Gear Magazine has posted a video showcasing The Blackbird from The Mill, and how it is being used to create car commercials. You read the article and watch the behind the scenes video on the Top Gear website.

Boomer Labs and JokerMartini have released their scene management plugin for 3DS Max. Vexus is a standalone node-based editor for constructing, managing and manipulating scenes. It allows users to work with massive scenes for any kind of project, both small and large. Vexus removes repetitive scene setup work with its dynamic tokening system and flexible framework. Artists can save, reuse and share setups. The plugin is priced at $250 and supports 3DS Max 2015-2017. A demo version is available. More on Boomer Labs' website.

New features in CLO Virtual Fashion's cloth design and simulation software include: add buttons and button holes, Steam tool to de-wrinkle and even out small areas, Scene Time Warp, Solidify tool to maintain the folds and wrinkles of any pattern piece, Offset Pattern Outline, improved avatar functionality, Chalk tool to draw chalk lines on garments and ability to align and distribute patterns. More information on Marvelous Designer's website.

Chaos Group's Svetlin Nikolov has posted the first public video of a simulation created with the upcoming v3 of the fluid dynamics software. The company's website states that the new version is "coming soon". Watch the video on Vimeo.

Impressive CG work by the artists from Berlin-based Spellwork Pictures. Check out the making of video of the spot the studio produced for Mercedes-Benz. Created with 3DS Max, Forest Pack Pro and V-Ray, among other tools. Watch it on Vimeo.

Boris FX has announced that they have merged with GenArts, bringing Sapphire into their product lineup to join Boris Continuum Complete and the recently acquired Mocha Pro. Following the acquisition it is reported that Sapphire will continue to be sold separately in its current form and developed by the same team. Read the full press release on Boris' website.