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procedural modeling

Major update to Houdini adds new look dev and layout system Solaris, USD-native renderer Karma, new modelling and simulation tools.

Wednesday, November 27th, 2019

Rhino edition of the renderer gets new Cryptomatte render element, expanded support for Grasshopper.

Friday, September 27th, 2019

It's mainly a performance release, but there are new modelling and character rigging tools, plus support for the AxF material format.

Friday, August 16th, 2019

Update adds render denoising, Workbenches system for custom UI layouts, more improvements to modelling, UVs and tech animation.

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming.

Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

Varied update adds new integrated VR viewport, new hard-surface animation options, improved modelling and UV packing tools.

Thursday, June 21st, 2018

First release in the Modo 12 Series overhauls the Mesh Paint tool, and adds a neat new Surface Strips system to MeshFusion modelling.

Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Long-awaited update adds the Unreal Engine live bridge and tools from the Modo 11 Series itself, glTF 2.0 support. Free to current users.

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

Long-awaited update to NURBS modeller adds interactive viewport raytracing, node-based workflow.

Tuesday, January 30th, 2018

Neat hard surface modeling toolkit adds MeshFusion-style real-time Booleans, new insert mesh system.

Monday, January 8th, 2018

LightWave modelling plugin gets neat new procedural tools for roofs and stairs. C4D and Max versions officially no longer 'Lite' editions.

Monday, December 11th, 2017

Videos: See the new Principled BRDF shader and procedural modelling tools in action. Lots of UV workflow improvements, too.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2017

Get started with Houdini with Psyop veteran Robby Branham's step-by-step guide to core workflows.

Wednesday, October 18th, 2017