Free tool: Mohsen Tabasi's StableDiffusion_Houdini 2.0

Use Stable Diffusion to turn simple 3D scenes in Houdini into detailed concept images and illustrations.

Monday, February 20th, 2023

Free tool: Hextile for Houdini and Unreal Engine

Mohsen Tabasi's award-winning free tool minimises visible repeats by tiling textures using a hex grid.

Monday, February 13th, 2023

Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Houdini

Houdini edition of the renderer gets improved support for rendering clouds, oceans and hair.

Thursday, December 15th, 2022

Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2023 for Houdini

Now shipping: check out the new features in the latest version of the modelling toolkit for Houdini.

Thursday, September 1st, 2022

Check out SideFX's Fast Remesh for Houdini

Neat free tool turns meshes into even triangles up to 25x faster than Houdini's standard Remesh node.

Monday, August 29th, 2022

SideFX releases Houdini 19.5

Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma.

Thursday, July 21st, 2022

Sneak peek: Houdini 19.5

See a full list of new features in the next version of Houdini, including updates to creature effects, fluid simulation, Solaris and Karma.

Monday, July 18th, 2022

Eye candy: SideFX's 2022 Houdini games reel

See the games Houdini was used on this year alongside clips of the custom tools used to create them.

Tuesday, July 12th, 2022

Download free Houdini tools from Project Titan

Updated: get five new free tools from SideFX's Houdini-to-UE5 tech demo, plus its Houdini Engine for UE5 plugin.

Sunday, June 5th, 2022

Download Alexey Vanzhula's Kitbash for Houdini for free

Get the free library of 3D parts like screws, buttons and pipes for kitbashing mechanical models.

Monday, April 25th, 2022

Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2022 for Houdini

Free update to the modelling and retopology toolset reworks the user interface for use with pen devices.

Monday, April 25th, 2022

Matt Puchala releases Axiom 2.2 for Houdini

GPU-accelerated sparse gaseous fluid solver gets new profiling tools. Native Metal support now in beta.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

SideFX releases the Houdini 19 Apple Silicon build

New preview build of the VFX-industry-standard app adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022