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 contents 1 products 2 software releases 3 research and development 4 awards 5 see also 6 references 7 external links products edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit next limit technologies academy awards 2008 year category awarded by result 2013 mare nostrum 10 award sociedad cient fica inform tica de espa a scie and the congreso nacional de inform tica cedi winner 2008 technical achievement academy award 11 academy of motion picture arts and sciences winner 2008 second prize chom n 12 award academia de las artes y las ciencias cinematogr ficas de espa a 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 see also edit computational fluid dynamics particle system computer simulation lattice boltzmann methods 3d computer graphics ray tracing references edit http www.bloomberg.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 30191481 https www.crunchbase.com organization next limit http www.realflow.com product production movies http safeciti.eu safeciti consortium http prism network.eu content about project http www.skycoat.eu index.php option com content & view article & id 7 & itemid 109 http www.coelux.com http ec.europa.eu research horizon2020 pdf press campaign coelux ip es.pdf http www.nextlimit.com rd national projects http www.upm.es institucional upm canalupm noticias d50e5bf7eeeb3410vgnvcm10000009c7648arcrd http www.oscars.org awards 80th sci tech awards memorable moments https www.academiadecine.com premios ganador.php id s 2 & id ss 33 & id ganador 32 http www.infosoc.gr infosoc de de grafeiotypou news nachrichten informationsgesellschaft national reports ist2006.htm http www.infosoc.gr infosoc de de grafeiotypou news nachrichten informationsgesellschaft national reports ist2006.htm http architosh.com 2008 01 next limit wins academy award external links edit official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title next limit technologies & oldid 734764370 categories computer physics enginesvirtual reality navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa ol edit links this page was last modified on 16 august 2016 at 15 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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