Houdini

What is Houdini?

FULLY PROCEDURAL

Houdini was created from the beginning to be a procedural system that empowers artists to work freely, create multiple iterations, and quickly share workflows with colleagues.

FLEXIBLE

Node-based workflow

In Houdini, all actions are stored in a node. These nodes are then "connected" to networks that define a "recipe" that can be adjusted to refine the result and repeated to create similar but unique results. The ability of nodes to be saved and transmit information, in the form of attributes, along the chain is what gives Houdini its procedural nature.

INTUITIVE

Tools for artists

While nodes are what makes Houdini unique and empowering you, there are many viewport and shelf tools that allow artist-friendly viewport interactions. Behind the scenes, Houdini creates the nodes and networks for you. Houdini allows artists to explore different creative paths because it is easy to branch a new node to explore alternative solutions.

NEXT LEVEL

VFX and Simulation

Visual effects artists gravitate to Houdini because their procedural workflow is ideal for creating sophisticated particle and dynamic simulations. The effects are typically designed to react to actions that occur in a scene and a procedural solution "automates" these reactions, giving studios more creative control and faster rotation.

DIRECTABLE

Shots and multiple iterations

Houdini allows you to make creative decisions deeply in production as changes made to Houdini nodes cascade across the network to create a new and unique result. This is maintained throughout the creative process and can be used to make last-minute decisions that would be very expensive in a traditional CG pipeline.

POWERFUL

Pipeline into a box

Whether you're setting up a scene or building a game level, Houdini lets you create tools that can be reused multiple times during a project's lifecycle. Instead of simply reacting to issues and issues, you can plan ahead, preview, and refine your pipeline.

ROBUST

Asset creation tools

A great benefit of Houdini's node-based approach is the ability to encapsulate node networks into shareable custom nodes. Create these digital assets without writing any code and share them with other Houdini artists.

With Houdini Engine, open assets in other applications such as Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, C4D, UE4, and Unity, with active procedural controls available for editing in the host application.

Cinema and TV

Create more photos with tight deadlines while getting quality feature-length results with Houdini's node-based procedural workflow Experience unprecedented levels of flexibility and control to enhance your creativity and productivity.

Game Dev

Game developers face a growing demand to build immense immersive worlds filled with large amounts of content. To get great gameplay and meet deadlines, a procedural approach using Houdini, you get a smarter way to create quality games.

Motion Graphics

Designers, animators and storytellers use moving graphics to create content that stimulates audiences using powerful and compelling visuals. Create a wide range of aesthetic and dynamic experiences using Houdini and its set of procedural tools based on us.

VR

Virtual and augmented reality creates a complete experience that takes the viewer to places they've never been before. Houdini provides a powerful set of tools that makes it easy to create and manage the content used to fill these amazing digital worlds.

System requirements:

CPU: 1.8 GHz dual core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD / SSD: 50 GB of free space on the main drive

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

Resolution: 1024×768