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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Join us for Houdini HIVE + Ignite Workshops at Gnomon in LA on Saturday, March 28! Choose one of six hands-on morning workshops, then stay for lunch and afternoon presentations from industry experts, a discussion panel, and an evening social mixer. www.eventbrite.ca/e/houdini-...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We’re so excited about this year’s Mardini — only 3 days to go! Mardini is a daily contest, but even a single entry could win the grand prize. Head over to the SideFX website to claim 2 free months of Houdini Indie to use during the contest. www.sidefx.com/community-mai...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Check out the Houdini Learning Portal! Your new hub for tutorials, collections, content, and talks. Filters and category links give you quick access to educational materials. Create Collections to organize your learning into playlists — try it! www.sidefx.com/learn/learnin...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Learn to build a custom Houdini tool for automatic procedural edge damage—lightweight, scalable, and production-ready. Nicolas Garilhe shares his SILKROAD Project workflow for adding believable surface detail while maintaining artistic control. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Learn how to add interactive viewport controls to your HDAs using Python States with Mohamad Salame. Read and write parameters using keyboard and mouse input, work with multiparms and handles, and build right-click menus, selections, drawables, and more. www.sidefx.com/tutorials/pyt...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The How To Houdini Tutorial Contest deadline has been extended to January 31, 2026! Lessons must be at least 10 minutes, and there are four categories: Beginner, Node Reference, Gamedev & Realtime, or Production Workflow. A new grand prize has also been added: a Dell laptop.

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

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/...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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/...

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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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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

A look at some of the inspiring HIVE Presentations lined up for next week! www.sidefx.com/equinox/ #houdini #sidefx #vfx

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Houdini 21 is here! KineFX gets a Motion Mixer, Animation Catalog, Autorig Builder & enhanced muscles. Copernicus adds GPU Pyro FX, reaction diffusion FX & texture baking. Solaris expands with Shot Builder, Live Rendering & Gaussian Splats & much more. www.sidefx.com/products/what...

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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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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Join us at SIGGRAPH 2025 for a first look at Houdini 21! Learn about enhancements to COPs, MPM and Solaris – new ML-based workflows – easy-to-use pyro presets – facial rigging with KineFX... and more! Use code HOUD1156 for a FREE Exhibits Only pass. www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Join us for Houdini HIVE Presentations and IGNITE Workshops at ANNECY, which include KineFX Character Rigging, Animation, and more. See production techniques and preview features coming in H21! Impérial Palace Rotonde de l'Europe, June 11-12, 2025. www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Join us for "Reimagining VFX Workflows with Houdini," a seminar presented by VFX Mojo in Mumbai, India on May 22, 2025, hosted by Tathastu Techno Solution and SideFX Software. Connect, learn, and get inspired! Register here: animationxpress.com/houdini_... #Houdini #VFX

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Visit our #Houdini HIVE at OFFF Barcelona on Saturday, May 10, 2025! We're hosting a full day of presentations. OFFF is a space for innovation, collaboration, and inspiration, featuring a mix of emerging voices across art, design, and digital culture. www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Come join us in Seoul, Korea from May 10–13 for SideFX IGNITE workshops! Learn from industry experts on #Houdini topics such as Copernicus, Destruction FX, and Realtime FX with hands-on sessions across multiple days. Register here to secure your spot! www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Endava, a next-generation technology services partner, has announced a strategic partnership with SideFX, to revolutionize the creation and deployment of synthetic data for AI and machine learning (ML) applications. Read the full press release here: www.sidefx.com/community/sid...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Enter the Houdini Game Art Challenge! Create art and assets for use in real-time game engines and compete for exciting prizes! Click here for more info and to request a 6-month #Houdini Indie trial license: www.sidefx.com/community-mai... Environment art by: George Hulm #games

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Repost (via Matt Tillman on LinkedIn): Converting the Graswald asset library to USD and MaterialX for loading into Houdini's asset browser. Shout out to Graswald for not only making such a great library of assets but also making them available for free. lnkd.in/gn5uYUGZ

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Register now for #Houdini KineFEST 2025 — a free event in Viborg, Denmark, on April 29th and 30th. Dive into Houdini's KineFX rigging, animation, and character FX tools, with expert-led HIVE presentations from leading studios across the industry! www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Mardini 2025 prompts have been announced! Get 2 free months of #Houdini Indie to use for this daily challenge....we are so excited to see what you create! www.sidefx.com/community-mai... #mardini2025

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Get ready for the MARDINI Daily Art Challenge! 31 days, 31 challenges—your chance to create, compete, and win cool prizes. www.sidefx.com/community/ma... #MARDINI2025 #houdini

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Repost (Instagram: Mengyao Wang) - Sneakers on for the wknd 🌈 #3d #sidefx #houdini #animation #redshift3d

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Repost @kunz.bsky.social - Final / Sim / Comp Breakdown Thanks to Levi Kosters for providing the car model #vfx #houdini #houdinifx #sidefx #sidefxhoudini #redshift #burnout

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Repost (Instagram: Philipp Pavlov) - One more rnd for Tendril Studio It was crazy setup! Fluid move spheres, spheres push fluids, spheres have mitosis animation with some post wiggle/wave animation, a lot of glitches during animation was smoothed with chops. #fluid #pyro #houdini #sidefxhoudini

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

ZibraVDB for Houdini: effects.zibra.ai/zibravdbhoud... ZibraVDB: effects.zibra.ai/zibravdb-vir... SideFX Labs: github.com/sideeffects/...

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Introducing GPU-based high-fidelity volumetric FX compression 🔥 and real-time playback ⚡ from SideFX Labs + ZibraVDB. Available in Houdini + SideFX Labs 20.5.445.

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Repost (Instagram: Ben Koppel) - It’s got to be one of these. Modelled in C4D, simmed in Houdini. #sidefxhoudini #maxonvfx #apple #wacom #mulberry

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Repost (Instagram: Frame48) - The original iconic duo: Milk and Cookies, for Intel and Lenovo. #houdini #houdinifx #sidefx #sidefxhoudini #visualart #design #animation #3d #motion #motiongraphics

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