Get SideFX's free AliceVision photogrammetry plugin
New plugin makes it possible to use the open-source image-based modelling framework from Houdini.
Friday, February 22nd, 2019
Houdini
The 10 best VFX and animation breakdowns of 2018
Watch the best tech breakdown videos of the year, as chosen by CG Channel's Facebook followers.
Saturday, January 12th, 2019
Z Tools for Houdini live links Houdini and ZBrush
Handy add-on transfers geometry and paint changes between the two apps without manual export.
Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
Shotgun Software ships Shotgun 8
Major update to the production tracking system introduces new 'cloud-connected desktop app' Shotgun Create.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
Alexey Vanzhula makes Flux available for free
Get the neat real-time Boolean and retopology toolset for Houdini free. Works in Maya and Cinema 4D via Houdini Engine.
Friday, November 23rd, 2018
Check out procedural CG creature generator Kozinarium
Updated: meet crazy new creatures created with the Houdini tech demo weekly on the @Kozinarium Twitter feed.
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
Quixel releases Quixel Bridge 2018.5
Free app for exporting Megascans assets to other software gets live links to 3ds Max, Houdini, Toolbag.
Thursday, November 8th, 2018
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio Carbon Drop 4
Real-time lighting design tool gets new gamma control for images, plus option to batch import HDRIs.
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
Solid Angle ships Arnold 5.2.1
Update to the renderer adds a Modo-style Round Corners shader and normal map blending; further speeds up adaptive subdivision.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
SideFX ships Houdini 17
Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
Vahan Sosoyan ships Aton 1.3
Lighting TD's free 'Arnold to Nuke display plugin' lets users render directly into Nuke's UI from Maya, Cinema 4D - and now Houdini.
Monday, September 24th, 2018
Free tool Kiko ports animation curves from Maya to Nuke
Toolchefs' neat open-source tool transfers curves between DCC apps in a pipeline-friendly way.
Sunday, September 16th, 2018
Pixar ships free edition of RenderMan 22
Non-commercial edition gets new 'live rendering' workflow, lighting tech used on movies like Coco.
Monday, September 10th, 2018