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.

The Houdini Engine Documentation gives you information about Houdini's compact Engine API which extracts Houdini's core technologies into a procedural engine for film and game studios to integrate …

While Houdini has a wide variety of tools designed for generating CG content, it is its node-based procedural workflow that sets it apart because it makes it easier for you to create directable CG …

Houdini provides a platform for machine learning which supports synthetic data generation, preprocessing, training models, exporting trained models, and deploying trained models

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Getting Started Learn about the latest tools and techniques found in the most recent versions of Houdini

Houdini Indie offers a complete solution for rigging and animating characters and creatures. These tools include Auto-rigging, Muscle and Flesh, Vellum Cloth, Hair and Fur and more.

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.

Houdini 21 introduces major updates across the pipeline, including enhancements to KineFX with a new motion mixer, animation catalog, Autorig Builder, and improved muscle system.