SideFX Houdini

As visual artists working across art, science, and technology, we use Houdini to simulate the complexity of natural systems, from cellular structures to shif... Flow States: Art, Nature, and Procedural Play | Tin and Ed | Equinox 2025

Discover how Tin & Ed, Australian artists based in NYC, use Houdini to explore natural systems, emergence, and interconnectedness in their creative process, bringing these ideas to life through large-scale physical sculptures and digital installations.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gijI...

Join me as we prepare a tasty hot drink made up of cookies, milk, sugar, coffee and caramel. This will showcase multiple simulation setups, different approac... Cookies and Cream - An Exploration of the MPM Solver | Peter Sanitra |

Find out how Peter Sanitra created this delicious simulation with multiple material type interactions in the MPM solver, combining solids and liquids and applying surface tension, plasticity, emission expansion, and more.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Q2...

#houdini

The presentation will show the Alps' Moose project, a production-level full CGI shot covering the best features of Houdini. It includes different FX elements... Around The Moose | Alps Studios | Equinox 2025

Have a look at this presentation by Filippo Robino and Marco Provitina showcasing the Alps' Moose project: a production-level full-CGI shot featuring FX, environment work, rigging in APEX, animation, muscle simulation, shading, and lighting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbPi...

#houdini

Learn to build, customize, and package a reusable character rig in Houdini 21 using the Rig Builder and APEX. This course covers importing characters, creating animator-friendly controls, exporting a portable HDA—and much more.

www.sidefx.com/tutorials/int...

#houdini #rigging

Congratulations to all of our Houdini Certified Schools for another year of high-quality student submissions! If you see your work, leave a comment and let u... 2025 Houdini Student Reel

Congratulations to all of our Houdini Certified Schools for another year of outstanding student submissions!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLkE...

#houdini #education #students

Project Lighthouse: A Community Challenge Poly Haven is developing it's first-ever video game, Project Lighthouse, and we need your help to bring its world to life! Work alongside us to create a library of free and open themed props that will be integrated directly into the game

Join the Project Lighthouse Asset Challenge to help create 3D assets for Poly Haven’s first video game, all released free under CC0. Collaborate, contribute lasting content, and earn rewards including prizes from SideFX!

blog.polyhaven.com/project-l...

#houdini #gamedev #CC0

In this talk Simon Holmedal and Andreas Catucci from the London-based design studio Panoply celebrate ten years of creative innovation, sharing insights into... Panoply | Forward Festival Vienna 2025

Find out how Simon Holmedal and Andreas Catucci of Panoply celebrate 10 years of creative innovation, showcasing work for the NBA and ESPN while revealing their evolving approach to motion design, branding, and storytelling.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsKt...

#houdini

Discover how to build your own CG-AI workflows using the Houdini ComfyUI plugin, enabling seamless data exchange between Houdini and ComfyUI. In this talk, R... Houdini ComfyUI Bridge: a CG-AI Toolkit | Rafael Drelich | Houdini HIVE AI 2025

Build CG-AI workflows using the Houdini ComfyUI plugin with Rafael Drelich. Explore workflows from motion capture to AI-powered image & video generation, evolving VFX pipelines with generative AI.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrhg...

#houdini

Learn all about Project Outback as a vehicle to explore Houdini's KineFX rigging and animation tools. Start by learning about KineFX and APEX and what was ac... Exploring Facial Rigging Techniques in KineFX/APEX | Houdini 21 | Carlos Valcárcel

Dive into Houdini’s KineFX & APEX rigging tools with Carlos Valcárcel through Project Outback, starting with phase one achievements and moving into facial rigging for realistic vs. stylized characters in KineFX.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZkQ...

#houdini

Explore Houdini's new SOP-based crowd tools and build a complete crowd scene from scratch with Ayush Yadav, Lead Crowd TD at DNEG. Learn to bring in characters, set up motion paths, add animation layers, work with cloth & render in Solaris with Karma.

www.sidefx.com/tutorials/int...

Harness the power and flexibility of COPs to generate terrain inside Houdini. Learn how to create custom tools that facilitate terrain creation and fine-tuni... Call the COPs, my Terrain is Rocking Out! | Houdini 21 | Dmitrii Vlasenko

Learn how COPs can generate terrains in Houdini with Dmitrii Vlasenko. Create custom tools, explore texture synthesis using new COP noises & filters, and finalize with the HeightField Erosion toolkit. It's layers upon layers of fun!


www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFqZ...


#houdini

Take an in-depth look at the latest advancements in Houdini’s Character FX workflows, featuring Otis—a powerful new GPU-accelerated dynamics solver purpose-b... CFX - Muscle and Soft Tissue with Otis | Houdini 21 | Kai Stavginski

Take a look at how Houdini’s new Otis solver brings GPU-accelerated dynamics to Character FX, delivering unprecedented realism for muscle, fascia, fat, and tissue interactions—presented by Kai Stavginski.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdtM...

#houdini

Learn how to use Copernicus to generate a procedural painting, inspired by reaction-diffusion solvers and impressionist techniques. Learn how to construct pa... COP'ing with Paint | Entagma | Equinox 2025

Check out Moritz Schwind's talk on generating procedural paintings in Copernicus inspired by reaction-diffusion and impressionist techniques. Create painterly effects with brush strokes, edge detection, and solvers for oil painting textures!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJAj...

#houdini

What is Latent space ? This presentation breaks down how we can map and visualize this abstract concept to gain powerful insights into our models. More impor... Navigating the Latent Space | Enzo Crema | Houdini HIVE AI 2025

Learn how to map & visualize this abstract concept to gain insights into ML models. Explore how to manipulate this space directly using dimensionality reduction techniques to build better tools. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=woNP...

#houdini

Tokyo HIVE 2025 On October 23, SideFX hosted a day of terrific Houdini related presentations in Tokyo! SideFX 提供の Houdini にまつわる講演が終日楽しめる素晴らしい一日に参加しましょう。

Check out the presentations just released from Houdini HIVE Tokyo! 
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Houdini #VFX #Procedural #Simulation #EnvironmentArt

SF HUG Revival: A Panel Discussion on Houdini Beyond Hollywood , Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup **SF HUG is back!** Join us this November for the re-launch of San Francisco’s Houdini User Group (SF HUG)! We’ll have pizza, beer, and great company— including a short p

Join SFHUG on Wednesday, Nov 12, from 7–10 PM PST in San Francisco for a panel discussion with Steven Knipping, David Abfall, and Berk Hakguder as they share how Houdini helped them transition into building real-world systems.

www.meetup.com/sf_hug/events...

In this thoughtful conversation, Singapore-based Karim and Maria Sahai open up about their professional journeys, from their early steps in the creative indu... A Journey Through Creativity and Teaching | VFX Mojo | Houdini Connect

Check out this Houdini Connect featuring VFX Mojo! Singapore-based educators Karim and Maria Sahai share their professional journeys, key lessons from real projects, and what it truly means to inspire the next generation of creators.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMaj...

#Houdini

In this Forward Festival talk, Alexa Sirbu (Co-Founder and Creative Director) explores how XK Studio blends art, technology, and storytelling to craft abstra... XK Studio | Forward Festival Vienna 2025

Discover how XK Studio blends art, technology, and storytelling in this Forward Festival talk! Alexa Sirbu reveals their approach to creating abstract visuals inspired by nature, beauty, and culture with a focus on experimentation and 3D design.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1bH...

Watch this Houdini Connect featuring RISE! Discover how Houdini transformed their workflow, from building a USD-based pipeline with Solaris to creating explosive VFX for Amazon's Fallout series and the Christmas comedy Red One.
www.sidefx.com/community/red...

We are excited to announce the first-ever How To Houdini Tutorial Contest! To enter, submit your tutorial through your profile on the SideFX website. Tutorials created in Houdini 21 and submitted by December 30, 2025, will be automatically entered.
www.sidefx.com/community-mai...

Level up your Houdini skills at Houdini Ignite in Seoul on October 25-26! Join exclusive hands-on workshops with world-class instructors covering Houdini 21 features and procedural FX techniques. Cloud-hosted workstations included. Reserve your spot!
www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/...

Join us in Tokyo, Japan for Houdini Hive on October 23rd and Houdini IGNITE Workshops on October 25-26! Expert instructors cover Solaris, Terrain tools, Karma XPU rendering, Muscle systems, Copernicus, and more!
www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/...

We’re thrilled to announce that you can now become a Houdini Certified Instructor! Apply to take the Houdini Exam and join our growing community of certified instructors.

More details are available here: www.sidefx.com/education/edu...

#sidefx #houdini #instructors

Join us here on Thursday, September 25th for Houdini Worldwide HUG at 12:00 PM EDT. These talks come to us from Houdini HUGs (Houdini User Group) from around... Equinox Worldwide HUG

Check out the Equinox Worldwide HUG! Featuring talks from Houdini User Groups from around the globe — USA, Scotland, France, Austria, Bulgaria, Malaysia, and Australia.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lEb...

#houdini #sidefx #vfx #3danimation #procedural #visualeffects #animation

Only a few days to go—Houdini HIVE Equinox kicks off Sept 23! See you in Toronto!

www.sidefx.com/equinox/

#houdini #sidefx #vfx #toronto

A look at some of the inspiring HIVE Presentations lined up for next week!

www.sidefx.com/equinox/

#houdini #sidefx #vfx

Join us at Houdini HIVE Equinox – a special multi-day event Sept 23–25, 2025, featuring IGNITE workshops, HIVE presentations, and social events. Register for free on our website.

www.sidefx.com/equinox/

#houdini #sidefx #vfx #toronto

Congratulations to the 2025 Houdini Game Art Challenge winners! 🏆 Across Best Realtime Environment, Best Realtime FX, and Best Game Art Tool categories, participants demonstrated outstanding creativity, skill, and innovation.

#houdini #gameart #realtimefx

www.sidefx.com/community-mai...

Simple Shapes 2.0, Capsule, Hexagon Grid | SideFX Labs In this video we are looking at three new tools in the SideFX Labs mesh creation family:Simple Shapes 2.0 - Enhanced interactivity with new shape types like ...

We’ve expanded the Labs mesh creation family! New tools include Simple Shapes 2.0 (with stars, polygons + viewport handles), Capsule (great for collisions + rounded forms), and Hexagon Grid (procedural hex patterns for #motion graphics + #games). 

youtu.be/JlAlJx6pAyo?si=PGJw...

Bring your MetaHumans into Houdini! The latest MetaHuman Character Rig HDA lets you seamlessly import and assemble high-quality MetaHumans with head, body, and textures. You can also now create MetaHuman-compatible hairstyles directly on your character.

forums.unrealengine.com/t/me...