April 12, 2022
GPU-accelerated sparse gaseous fluid solver gets new profiling tools. Native Metal support now in beta. Read More »
April 7, 2022
Updated: get five new free tools from SideFX's Houdini-to-UE5 tech demo, plus its Houdini Engine for UE5 plugin. Read More »
March 9, 2022
New preview build of the VFX-industry-standard app adds native support for Apple's M1 processors. Read More »
December 11, 2021
Update to the Houdini edition of the renderer extends V-Ray for Solaris, improves the hair material. Read More »
November 10, 2021
Firm aims to put Weta's legendary in-house VFX tools 'into the hands of millions of artists' worldwide. Read More »
October 27, 2021
Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU. Read More »
August 28, 2021
New cloud service to provide studios of all sizes with access to the Academy Award-winning VFX facility's in-house Houdini tools. Read More »
August 2, 2021
Cinema 4D and LoUPE developers become members of industry body to promote open-source VFX tech. Read More »
July 16, 2021
Movie industry standards body to oversee future development of the open format for rich material data. Read More »
July 7, 2021
Founder members of new body to promote open-source games tech include Adobe, AWS and Intel. Read More »
May 18, 2021
Updated: See what's new in Build 6 of the GPU-based alternative to Houdini's own Sparse Pyro solver. Read More »
April 29, 2021
New service lets users set up a complete production studio in the cloud. See the price, specs and supported software. Read More »
February 26, 2021
Houdini Engine plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine now free for larger studios, not just indie artists. Read More »
December 20, 2020
Get to grips with Houdini's VFX-industry-standard particle effects tools with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new introductory tutorial. Read More »
December 14, 2020
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how Gaea's procedural terrain tools extend VFX workflows. Read More »
November 16, 2020
Industry giant takes stake in the Houdini developer, but no changes to the product roadmap expected. Read More »
October 21, 2020
Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools. Read More »
September 30, 2020
New spec aims to reboot the GPU compute API for a new generation of CG tools. SDK now available. Read More »
July 28, 2020
See the best new VFX work done in Houdini, plus breakdown videos of how the effects were created. Read More »
July 8, 2020
Can't wait for Houdini 18.5? Check out the neat new topology transfer and rendering options available in Houdini 18 today. Read More »