SideFX is proud to announce the release of Houdini 16.



Houdini 16 unleashed

it is here!
SideFX is proud to announce the release of Houdini 16.


Houdini 16 is a feature-packed release that includes:


  • - A brand new Network Editor designed from the ground up to be faster, more customizable, and easier to organize.
  • - Radial Menus for faster access to your favorite tools.
  • - Modeling tools such as Poly Fill, Smooth, and brand new Booleans.
  • - A 2D/3D Terrain Generation workflow that includes height fields, 2D erosion, and support for importing LIDAR/Geo-fill.
  • - Character animation tools such as Auto-rigging, Invisible rigs, and Bi-harmonic Capturing.
  • - Rendering tools such as a New Material Context and a new Principled (Disney) Uber-shader.
  • - VFX tools include enhancements to FLIP Fluids such as Suction Force and improved Viscosity.
  • - Ocean tools now include Layered Ocean Spectra for non-tiling oceans, the ability to hand-animate a hero wave, and Guided Ocean simulations.

There are many more new features in the new release. here. Please refer to the What's New section in the Houdini 16 documentation for a more complete feature list.

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