3ds Max 2018 Update 3 released - Fluids in 3ds Max

[Alfred.DeFlaminis]

Hello all! 

I am glad to inform you all that Autodesk 3ds Max 2018.3 Update went live today and is now available for download on your Autodesk Account at Manage.autodesk.com. 

3ds Max 2018.3 Update includes the most highly requested community feature from the Feature Request board, fluid simulation. You can now create many types of fluids such as water, honey, or oil. As part of the work done for fluids, we’re introducing a new Space Warp called Motion Field. This is an all-in-one object that combines gravity, wind, noise/turbulence, drag and can also deform geometry. In addition, an updated MAXtoA Arnold render plugin supports fluids rendering, adds point cloud support, and defect fixes. There are only 2 3ds Max specific defects included in this update. Please refer to Release Notes and Documentation for details:

See the release notes here.  
What's New in the 3ds Max Help here.  
Fluids section of the help here

Developer Martin Coven blog post about this update.

Youtube Videos:

3ds Max Fluids - Basic Setup

3ds Max Fluids Part 2 - Pouring Chocolate

Release Notes (abridged, see link here or attachment for more details):

What's Fixed

The following list describes issues fixed in this release.  Note: Update 3 contains all previous Service Pack and Update fixes for 3ds Max 2018.  

MAXX-38951:  Users who installed both the 3ds Max Interactive DCC link and 3DConnexion's plugin bundle (package) were not able to use 3ds Max Interactive's DCC link.

MAXX-38886:  Memory access violation on shutdown when using QStringLiteral resolved.

MAXX-38167:  Users with 2 or more versions of an Autodesk App Store bundle (package) definition file may have experienced a crash when starting 3ds Max 2018 and not have been able to submit a Customer Error Report (CER). This issue could be activated by any plugin bundle from the Autodesk App Store, but users of 3ds Max Interactive DCC link seemed most affected. For more information, see DCC Link, 3ds Max Interactive Issues on the forums.

Best Regards,