Side Effects releases beta of Houdini Engine for UE4

Updated: New plugin for using Houdini content inside Unreal Engine 4 now available for testing.

Friday, April 3rd, 2015

Side Effects releases Houdini 14

Check out the new crowd pipeline, grooming tools, revamped UI and spectacular multiphysics system.

Thursday, January 15th, 2015

Sneak peek: Houdini 14

Demo video shows crowds, OpenVDB-based grooming, and position-based dynamics - from sand to squids.

Monday, December 8th, 2014

Houdini Indie and Houdini Engine Indie hit Unity store

Low-cost rental-only editions now available in Unity Asset Store. Unity plugin for Houdini Engine also out.

Friday, October 3rd, 2014

SolidAngle releases Arnold for Houdini

New Houdini to Arnold plugin now available to download alongside the Maya and Softimage versions.

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

Eye candy: Side Effects' Houdini 2014 demo reel

Watch things fall down, blow up and wash away in the latest showcase of the cutting edge of simulation.

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

Side Effects releases Houdini Indie

Updated: new edition gives anyone making under $100K the full feature set of Houdini FX for $199/year.

Friday, August 8th, 2014

Arnold 4.2 and new Houdini and C4D plugins due soon

Performance gains of up to 50% for the core renderer; plugins due out at Siggraph and by the end of this year.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2014

Side Effects unveils Houdini Engine for 3ds Max, Unreal

Unreal Engine plugin being developed in house; 3ds Max version by former Digital Domain TD Hideki Suzuki.

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

Side Effects announces Houdini Engine pricing

Engine starts at $495; free plugin enabling users to edit Houdini content inside Maya ships in July.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

Side Effects launches Houdini Engine plugins for Maya, Unity

Free experimental versions of the plugins let other apps import Houdini Digital Assets in editable form.

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

Side Effects Software ships Houdini 13

Update adds cool new soft and hard body, particle and fluid simulation tools; more robust lighting workflow.

Thursday, October 31st, 2013

Side Effects announces Houdini 13 - kind of

New: final teaser shows better Bullet physics, Alembic-based lighting workflow. See all three videos here.

Thursday, October 31st, 2013