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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tonight (September 30, 2026 at 6pm EDT) we're going to continue working on the flamethrower we built last time. This time we'll change out the pop network for some sort of simple fluid sim. Hope to see you there! Previous stream: www.youtube.com/watc... #houdini #vfx #pyro

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Houdini Hangout - 09/16/2026 - Pyro Flamethrower

Tonight we're going to try to build a flamethrower using the pyro tools. As always, bring your thoughts and questions.

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tonight (August 26, 2026 6:00 PM) we're going to try to finish off the growing fluid bubble effect we worked on last week. This time we'll look at affecting the surface below the bubble/particles, and rendering. houdinihangout.com for more #houdini #vfx #motiondesign

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tonight (August 19, 2026 at 6 PM EDT), and we're going to try to build a bubble of fluid inspired by this Pantene commercial from @arsthanea: arsthanea.com/work/p.... We'll probably use some Vellum and POPs to make it work. As always, bring your thoughts & ideas. #vfx #houdini

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Tonight (July 29, 2026 6:00 PM EDT) I'm going to go through some of my favorite unpublicized features of Houdini 22. You'll hopefully learn something new for your daily workflows. As always, bring your thoughts and questions. www.youtube.com/watc... #houdini #vfx #newfeatures

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Houdini Hangout - 07/29/2026 - Houdini 22 Hidden Features

Tonight I'm going to go through some of my favorite unpublicized features of Houdini 22. As always, bring your thoughts and questions.

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Hey @everyone! Tonight (7/8/2026 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to make an MPM rain sim. We'll aim for something like the simulation that was shown during the H21 Keynote. I think we'll be use a combo of a particle / MPM sim for the effect. #houdini #vfx #simulation #mpm

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

For tonight's stream (6/10/2026 at 6pm EDT) we'll talk about the #H22 Sneak Peek, and then we'll work on making an art directed particle sim. We had some questions about this on Discord, so I thought it would make for a nice stream topic. www.sidefx.com/commu... #houdini22 #vfx

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Houdini 22 Sneak Peek | SideFX

Welcome to the Houdini 22 Sneak Peek which introduces you to exciting new tools for Character Animation & Rigging, Retargeting & Grooming, USD World Building and Rendering, Texture Synthesis and VFX in Copernicus, and new technologies such as Gaussian Splats.

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Tonight (6/3/2026 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to make some growing textures in Copernicus. My first idea is to use the flow solver and go from there. As always, questions and ideas are welcome! Hope to see you there. #houdini #copernicus #motiondesign #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Tonight (5/13/2026 at 6pm EDT) we're going to play around in #Copernicus. We'll try to make some Slap Comp setups, and maybe mess around with some of the simulation stuff as well. Hope to see you there! more info: houdinihangout.com #houdini #compositing #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Tonight (4/22/2026 at 6pm EDT) we're going to do another general Q&A session. It's a great time to bring up questions that have been bugging you, or things that you're curious about. Can't promise to have the answers, but we'll give it a shot. More info:

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Tonight (4-1-2026 at 6pm EDT), in honor of the hopeful launch of Artemis II, I'm going to try to make some pyro rocket exhaust. Also, we'll do a little watch along of the launch. It's not every day that humans start a trip around the moon! #houdini #sidefx #artemis2 #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Tonight (3/25/2026 at 6pm EDT), we're going to try to make one more piece of "art" for this year's #Mardini. I'll take on any of the prompts you might be interested in, so come and give your suggestions. Info and Discord invite at: houdinihangout.com #houdini #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Tonight's topic is going to be a "game-time" decision! I have some ideas for a topic but no idea if I can actually do them. So come join the stream, and help decide what we'll work on. See you tonight! (2/25/2026 at 6pm EST) #houdini #vfx #motiondesign #sidefx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Tonight (02/11/2026 at 6pm EST) I'm going to try to finish up the Stranger Things inspired portal. So far we've added some stringy thing hanging across the portal, and made them break. Next we'll add a flexible sheet across the opening and have that break as well. #houdini #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Tonight (1/28/2026 at 6pm EST), with the series ending over the holidays, we're building a #StrangerThings inspired portal. We'll use #Vellum to animate it breaking apart and healing. This will probably be a multiple week project, but we'll see how far we get. #houdini #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Tonight (01/14/2026 at 6pm EST) we're going to work on a spreading ice effect that was suggested on the Discord server. There should be a few different ways to tackle it, so we'll see how many we get up to. For more info: houdinihangout.com #Houdini #vfx #motiondesign

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Tonight (1/7/2026 at 6pm EST) we're going to get back to streaming after the holidays! To ease back in, we're going to do a Q&A session. We do these from time to time, and they're usually a lot of fun. Bring your thoughts and questions! houdinihangout.com #Houdini #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Tonight (11/26/2025 at 6pm EST), I'm going to try to finish up the laser project that I started last week. This time we'll add some volumetric effects to try to make the scene a lot more dynamic. houdinihangout.com for stream info #houdini #vfx #motiondesign #copernicus

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Tonight (11/19/2025 at 6pm EST) I'm going to try to create some lasers using some of the new tools in #Copernicus. Last time I wasn't so successful, but I'm hoping that this time we'll come up with something much better. info: houdinihangout.com #houdini #vfx #motiondesign

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Tonight (11/12/2025 at 6pm) we're going to try to work with some fluid sims, and make slightly sticky collisions. I've had a couple of questions about this on the Discord, so it would be worth trying out. Hope to see you then! #houdini #vfx #FLIP #simulation

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Tomorrow night (11/05/2025 at 6pm EST), we're going to have Kate Xagoraris as a guest. She's worked on a couple of really interesting HDA toolkits for star catalogs and proteins. It should be a great chat with a lot of science nerdiness! #houdini #sidefx #vfx #sciviz

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Tomorrow (10/29/2025 at 4pm EDT) we're going to have Valentina Malavasi join us. She'll be talking about some of her projects that she's worked on as a student at #BUAS. Her work focuses on bridging #Houdini and #Unreal. Hope to see you there! #SideFX #gamedev #vfx #procedural

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Tonight (10/22/2025 at 6pm EDT) we'll have another guest on the stream, Ferry Taswin! If you're curious about ways to make your own custom workflows in #Houdini this stream should be really interesting for you. Hope to see you there! #sidefx #python #vfx

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

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

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Tonight (10/1/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to to another live Q&A on the stream. If you have any questions about how to do something in #Houdini this is a great time to ask on the stream. We'll all do our best to get you an answer. houdinihangout.com for more info

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Tomorrow night (9/17/2025 at 5pm EDT), Carlos Dordelly will be joining the stream to talk about some practical workflows and tips in #Solaris. He'll especially focus on things for solo artists and small teams. See you there with your questions! #sidefx #houdini #vfx #mograph

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Tonight (9/10/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to connect a #Copernicus Flow sim to a #Vellum sim. We'll use the velocity from one to drive the other. Hope to see you there! For more stream info and Discord link: houdinihangout.com #sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Tonight (9/3/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to get something working with the new Shot Builder tools. There won't be anything grand or expansive shown off, but we'll do our best to do something interesting with them. houdinihangout.com #houdini21 #sidefx #vfx #openusd

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Houdini 21 is released! Tonight (8/27/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to open it up and play around with some of the new features. There are lots of features that weren't covered in the Keynote, and we'll try some of those. Bring your questions! #sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Watch the Houdini 21 Keynote from SIGGRAPH 2025! Discover new KineFX motion mixer, muscle system improvements, MetaHumans integration, Copernicus GPU Pyro solver, built-in ML tools, Vulkan support, and more. Today at 10 am PST! youtu.be/C--08SipCNU

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

This week (8/13/2025 at 4pm EDT) we'll have Danny Laursen on the stream to talk about his awesome flower tools. We'll look at the logic behind the HDAs, and then go into the tool's functions. Hope to see you there! www.youtube.com/@Dan... #sidefx #houdini #3dFlowers #FLOPs

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We are thrilled to announce #houdini HIVE Equinox (Sept 23–25, 2025), join us for IGNITE workshops, HIVE presentations, and social events. Building on last year’s Horizon, this year goes bigger with more ways to learn, connect, and be inspired. www.sidefx.com/equinox/

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Join us for Houdini HIVE Equinox in Toronto - a multi-day event where the Houdini Community has access to IGNITE workshops, HIVE presentations, and social events.

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Tonight (7/30/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to make an animation like this art from Apoxia: www.instagram.com/ap... We'll see how we go about creating it, but some non-simulation options might happen. We'll see! #sidefx #houdini #motiondesign

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955 likes, 22 comments - apoxia.art on July 26, 2020: "Blood & foam N2. Owner- @cjbaran".

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Tonight (7/16/2025 at 6pm EDT) I'm going to try to make some abstract cloth inspired by Ariel Ting Wei Lu. Check out her amazing website here: ariellu.com/google-d.... Not sure how it will turn out, but it should be fun regardless! #sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Tonight (7/2/25), I'm a little unsure about what we should do. It will be a bit of a viewers choice, and if nobody has a live suggestion I'm going to play with some stuff in Vellum. Sorry for the indecision, but it should be fun either way. #sidefx #houdini #motiondesign

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Tonight (06/18/25 at 6pm EDT) we're going to work on creating some animated, nested instances in Solaris. USD can be tricky for a lot of people (me included!), and hopefully we'll clear up some misunderstandings. houdinihangout.com for more info #houdini #sidefx #solaris

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Also, if you missed Tom Goffelli (aka WaffleboyTom) and I chat about APEX last week, you can find the recording on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live... We talk about how APEX works, and some of the tech that came before it's development. #houdini #sidefx #APEX #CompiledGraphs

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Tomorrow night (6/4 at 6pm EDT) we're going to be joined by Tom Goffelli (aka WaffleBoyTom). He's going to walk through the basics of using APEX outside of the current rigging/animation tools. This should be a bit of a continuation of his awesome talk at FMX. See you then! #sidefx #apex #houdini

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Tonight (4/23/2025 at 6pm EDT) we'll look at creating a FLIP sim with whitewater. First we'll talk about sourcing whitewater from a sim, and then we'll look at how to use a guided wave setup. Thanks to our Discord community for the request. Hope to see you then! #sidefx #houdini

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Houdini Hangout @houdini-hangout.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Tonight (4/9/25 at 6pm EDT) we're going to do another Q&A session. Join the stream if you have any burning questions about Houdini or just want to chat about it. These open sessions are always fun, so I hope to see you there. houdinihangout.com #sidefx #houdini #vfx

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