Houdini is a 3D procedural software for modeling, rigging, animation, VFX, look development, lighting and rendering in film, TV, advertising and video game pipelines.

Houdini is built from the ground up to be a procedural system that empowers artists to work freely, create multiple iterations and rapidly share workflows with colleagues.

Houdini Apprentice is a free version of Houdini FX which can be used by students, artists and hobbyists to create personal non-commercial projects. With Houdini Apprentice, you have access to virtually all …

Getting Started Foundations As a creator of 3D animation and VFX for Film, TV, Video Games and VR, you need a combination of technical and creative skills. Houdini is perfect for bringing these worlds …

Start Here Foundation lessons take you from the ground up in Houdini's node-based procedural workflows. Learn about key tools and techniques as you run through lessons and build simple …

Geometry How Houdini represents geometry and how to create and edit it. Copying and instancing How to use copies (real geometry) and instances (loaded or created at render time). Heightfields and …

Houdini Apprentice is a free version of Houdini FX which can be used by students, artists and hobbyists to create personal non-commercial projects. With Houdini Apprentice, you have access to virtually all …

HOUDINI DOCUMENTATION When you install Houdini, you also install online help that includes documentation and a library of example files which are used to illustrate key tools and techniques. If …

Houdini Core delivers a powerful and accessible 3D animation experience to CG artists creating feature films, commercials or video games. With its procedural node-based workflow, Houdini Core is ideal …

COMPARE Houdini products are available for studios, indies, schools and students. The following chart provides a comparison of the feature sets found in each of these products.