Next Limit Technologies

Next Limit Technologies

Type	Simulation Technologies
Industry	Computer Software
Founded	February 14, 1998 in Madrid, Spain
Founders	Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Products	XFlow, RealFlow, Maxwell Render, 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 develops technologies in the field of digital simulation and visualization. This software can be applied to professional fields including engineering and digital content.^[2]

Products

RealFlow — a dynamics and fluid simulator for film production. RealFlow has been used in the production of films such as: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;^[3]
Maxwell Render — a physically correct light simulator and render engine;
XFlow — an engineering software for Computational fluid dynamics;
CaronteFX — an integrated physically-based animation editor extension tool for the Unity game engine.

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
2016	XFlow 2016

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]

References

External links

Official site

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