Side Effects Software, an industry leader in 3D animation andvisual effects software, is proud to announce the immediate releaseof Houdini which introduces a finite elementsolver for bending and tearing FX, a new multi-threaded particlearchitecture integrated into Houdini’s existing dynamics contextand a new lighting workflow to efficiently handle massivedatasets.
Side Effects Software, an industry leader in 3D animation andvisual effects software, is proud to announce the immediate releaseof Houdini 14. With a new Position-Based Dynamicssolver for granular simulation, new crowd pipeline tools, userinterface enhancements and grooming tools for hair and fur, thisrelease brings a better user experience, improved scalability andoptimized performance to VFX artists, animators and gamemakers.
The new Position-Based Dynamics is a multi-physics environmentideally suited to the creation of wet and dry sand. Multi-threadedthanks to its exclusive reliance on VEX-based operators, the newsolver can run on the CPU or on the GPU using OpenCL. In additionto sand effects, artists can create solids, sheets or tethers togenerate soft body, cloth and wire-like simulations.
The new crowd system uses artist-friendly shelf tools along with anew packed agent primitive type, a Finite State Machine solver andhardware accelerated display of instanced crowds. The system has aseamless conduit to Houdini’s Mantra renderer
and is equipped withcontrols for crowd layout, steering, collision avoidance, terrainadaptation, motion blending, and look-at targets.
This crowd pipeline is intended primarily for large,mid-to-background, non-interacting crowds executing basic motionsand can seamlessly interact with dynamic elements such as Bullet,fluids and sand. This pipeline will be enhanced in future releasesto support more complex agent interactions and AI for creating heroquality crowds.
With Houdini 14, a great deal of work has goneinto user experience. From preselection highlighting to newhandles, improved edge-loop selection, new UV Flatten and UV Layouttools with UDIM support, grooming tools for hair and fur, anadvanced visualizer architecture, custom panels and much more, thisrelease will make it easier for artists to work procedurally.Meanwhile, animators will appreciate the new faster Animationeditor with Animation layers and significant speed improvements tothe display and playback of rigs.
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