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Houdini Engine

Read our pick of the changes in Houdini 21, from Copernicus and KineFX to new AI workflows - then see a list of all 300+ new features.

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025

Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.

Thursday, July 11th, 2024

Check out the new features in the popular real-time Boolean modeling and soft beveling system for SideFX's procedural 3D software.

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024

Get the Flora plant-generation tools SideFX developed for its tech demo on creating open worlds with Houdini and Unreal Engine 5.

Sunday, February 4th, 2024

See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, including updates to animation and simulation and the Karma renderer.

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

New build of the procedural 3D software with native support for Apple's M1 and M2 chips is now production-ready.

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023

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

Tuesday, July 12th, 2022

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

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

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

Real-time Boolean modelling toolkit can also be used inside apps that support Houdini Engine, like Maya.

Friday, September 3rd, 2021

Houdini Engine plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine now free for larger studios, not just indie artists.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

Industry giant takes stake in the Houdini developer, but no changes to the product roadmap expected.

Monday, November 16th, 2020