Next Limit Technologies

Next Limit Technologies
Simulation Technologies
Industry Computer Software
Founded February 14, 1998 in Madrid, Spain
Founders Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas
Headquarters Madrid, Spain
Products RealFlow, Maxwell Render, XFlowCFD, CaronteFX
Website http://nextlimit.com

Next Limit Technologies is a computer software company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1998 by engineers Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas[1] the firm researches and develops innovative technologies in the field of digital simulation and visualization. This software can be applied to a wide variety of professional fields spanning from engineering to digital content.[2]

The company's projects include: Maxwell Render (a light simulator and physically correct render engine), XFlow (engineering software for fluid and wind tunnel simulation), RealFlow (a dynamics and fluid simulator for film production) and CaronteFX (a physically-based animation editor extension for Unity (game engine)). RealFlow has been used in the production of films such as: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 300, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Robots, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and others.[3]


Products

Software Releases

1998 RealFlow 1.0

RealWave 1.0

RealFlow 1.2

1999 RealFlow 1.3
2000 RealWave 2.0
2001 RealFlow 2.0
2002 RealFlow 2.5
2004 RealFlow 3.0

Maxwell Render Alpha version

2005 Maxwell Render Beta version
2006 Maxwell Render 1.0

Maxwell Render 1.1

RealFlow 4.0

2007 Maxwell Render 1.5

Maxwell Render 1.6

Maxwell Render 1.6.1

2008 Maxwell Render 1.7
2009 Maxwell Render 2.0
2010 RealFlow 5.0
2011 XFlow CFD 2011

Maxwell Render Suite 2.6

Maxwell for Google SketchUp

2012 RealFlow 2012

Maxwell Render 2.7

Maxwell Render Learning Edition

Maxwell Render 2.6.1

2013 RealFlow 2013

XFlow 2013

Maxwell for SketchUp

Maxwell Render 3.0

2014 RealFlow 2014

XFlow 2014

Maxwell Render 3.0.1

Maxwell Render 3.0.1.1 beta

2015 Maxwell Render 3.1

Maxwell Render 3.1.0.2

Maxwell Render 3.2

RealFlow 2015

XFlow 2015

CaronteFX

Research and Development

Next Limit has actively participated in various research projects throughout Europe as well as Spain. It is currently the leader of the European project, SAFECITI (Safe Citizen),[4] which aims to create a simulation system for analysts that would predict the behavior of large crowds in urban environments in moments of panic, violence, or catastrophes. The system is based on serious game technology and is designed as a training platform. Other European projects that Next Limit has actively participated in are: PRISM,[5] Skycoat[6] and COELUX.[7] COELUX is responsible for the production of a window with an optics system based on nanotechnology that can reproduce natural light and the appearance of solar and sky light. This technology is implemented in closed spaces that lack an exterior facing window.[8]

In Spain, Next Limit has participated in biotechnology research to simulate the heart as a complex fluid structural system.[9]

Awards

Next Limit Technologies - Academy Awards 2008
Year Category Awarded by Result
2013 Mare Nostrum[10] Award Sociedad Científica Informática de España (SCIE) and the Congreso Nacional de Informática (CEDI) Winner
2008 Technical Achievement Academy Award[11] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Winner
2008 Second Prize Chomón[12] Award Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España Winner
2006 Maxwell Render[13] Information Society Technology (IST) prize Winner
2006 RealFlow[14] Information Society Technology (IST) prize Winner

This was the second Technical Merit Oscar awarded to a Spanish person. The previous Oscar awarded to a Spanish person was Juan de la Cierva y Hoces in 1969 for his creation of the optic stabilizer Dynalens, an apparatus used to eliminate camera vibrations.[15]

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