zenustech/zeno

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1398 stars · 168 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ZENO is an open-source, node-based 3D simulation and rendering system written in C++. It lets users build complex physics simulations and visualizations by connecting nodes in a dataflow graph, designed for large-scale VFX work.

Use cases

• simulate cinematic physics effects for VFX shots
• build procedural 3D scenes with a node graph
• visualize large-scale simulation results
• create particle and fluid simulations
• prototype algorithms as reusable node tools
• render 3D scenes from simulation data

When to choose

• you need a free, open-source node-based alternative to Houdini for simulation work
• your simulations are large-scale and need high performance
• you want to wrap custom C++ algorithms as visual node tools

When to avoid

• you need a polished turnkey DCC app with extensive vendor support
• you only need simple video editing or 2D compositing
• you require a large ecosystem of third-party plugins and tutorials

Facets

application · maturity active

simulation graphics gui data-visualization simulation graphics computer-vision windows cpp node-editor vfx dataflow-programming 3d rendering procedural game-development linux desktop

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