February 23, 2023
New build of the procedural 3D software with native support for Apple's M1 and M2 chips is now production-ready. Read More »
February 13, 2023
Mohsen Tabasi's award-winning free tool minimises visible repeats by tiling textures using a hex grid. Read More »
October 28, 2022
Big update to the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver adds native support for CUDA, Metal and Apple Silicon. Read More »
September 29, 2022
Open-source 3D app to revert to supporting the industry standard after criticism from VFX artists. Read More »
August 29, 2022
Neat free tool turns meshes into even triangles up to 25x faster than Houdini's standard Remesh node. Read More »
July 21, 2022
Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma. Read More »
July 18, 2022
See a full list of new features in the next version of Houdini, including updates to creature effects, fluid simulation, Solaris and Karma. Read More »
July 12, 2022
See the games Houdini was used on this year alongside clips of the custom tools used to create them. Read More »
June 5, 2022
Updated: get five new free tools from SideFX's Houdini-to-UE5 tech demo, plus its Houdini Engine for UE5 plugin. Read More »
April 12, 2022
GPU-accelerated sparse gaseous fluid solver gets new profiling tools. Native Metal support now in beta. Read More »
March 9, 2022
New preview build of the VFX-industry-standard app adds native support for Apple's M1 processors. Read More »
December 11, 2021
Update to the Houdini edition of the renderer extends V-Ray for Solaris, improves the hair material. Read More »
November 10, 2021
Firm aims to put Weta's legendary in-house VFX tools 'into the hands of millions of artists' worldwide. Read More »
October 27, 2021
Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU. Read More »
August 28, 2021
New cloud service to provide studios of all sizes with access to the Academy Award-winning VFX facility's in-house Houdini tools. Read More »
August 2, 2021
Cinema 4D and LoUPE developers become members of industry body to promote open-source VFX tech. Read More »
July 16, 2021
Movie industry standards body to oversee future development of the open format for rich material data. Read More »
July 7, 2021
Founder members of new body to promote open-source games tech include Adobe, AWS and Intel. Read More »
May 18, 2021
Updated: See what's new in Build 6 of the GPU-based alternative to Houdini's own Sparse Pyro solver. Read More »
April 29, 2021
New service lets users set up a complete production studio in the cloud. See the price, specs and supported software. Read More »
