Developer(s) | Side Effects Software Inc. |
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Initial release | 1.0 / October 2, 1996; 24 years ago |
Stable release | |
Written in | C++, Python |
Operating system | Windows, Linux, OSX, macOS |
Type | 3D computer graphics |
License | Commercial |
Website | www.sidefx.com |
Named Version | Release Date | Main new features | OS Systems | Price of Houdini FX Version (USD) | Observations |
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Houdini 1.0 | 1996-OCT-02 | IRIX | $ 9,500 | Houdini 1.0 at SIGGRAPH 1996 | |
Houdini 2.0 | 1997-AUG-05 | IRIX | |||
Houdini 2.5 | 1998-MAR-28 | Windows NT support | IRIX, Windows NT | ||
Houdini 3.0 | 1999-OCT-02 | IRIX, Windows NT | |||
Houdini 4.0 | 2000-JUL-24 | Linux support | IRIX, Windows NT, Linux | $ 17,000 | |
Houdini 5.0 | 2002-MAR-12 | IRIX, Windows NT, Linux | $ 16,000 | ||
Houdini 5.5 | 2002-MAY-14 | IRIX, Windows NT, Linux | $ 16,000 | ||
Houdini 6.0 | 2003-MAY-08 | IRIX, Windows NT, Linux | |||
Houdini 6.5 | 2004-APR-16 | IRIX, Windows NT, Linux | (needs confirmation exact release date) | ||
Houdini 7.0 | 2004-SEP-20 | Dropped IRIX support | Windows NT, Linux | Dropped Silicon Graphics IRIX | |
Houdini 8.0 | 2005-OCT-06 | Windows NT, Linux | $ 17,000 | ||
Houdini 9.0 | 2007-SEP-20 | New UI | Windows NT, Linux | ||
Houdini 9.1 | 2008-JAN-30 | Windows NT, Linux | |||
Houdini 9.5 | 2008-JUL-17 | OSX support | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 10.0 | 2009-APR-16 | Pyro FX | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 11.0 | 2010-JUL-27 | Flip Fluids | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | $6,695 | |
Houdini 12.0 | 2012-MAR-01 | Bullet RBDs | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 12.1 | 2012-AUG-07 | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | |||
Houdini 12.5 | 2013-MAR-14 | VDB support, Polysoups, Wrangle Nodes | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 13.0 | 2013-OCT-31 | FEM Solver, Packed Primitives | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 14.0 | 2015-JAN-15 | PBD Grain Solver, Crowd Tools | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 15.0 | 2015-OCT-15 | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | |||
Houdini 15.5 | 2016-MAY-19 | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | |||
Houdini 16.0 | 2017-FEB-21 | New Network Editor, Node Shapes | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | $6,995 | |
Houdini 16.5 | 2017-NOV-07 | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | $6,995 | ||
Houdini 17.0 | 2018-OCT-10 | Vellum | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 17.5 | 2019-MAR-13 | Procedural Dependency Graph | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS | ||
Houdini 18.0 | 2019-NOV-27 | Solaris | Windows NT, Linux, MacOS |
Motion graphics and animation software | ||||
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2D | 3D | Mix | ||
Free and open-source | ||||
Closed-source | Freeware |
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Commercial | ||||
Discontinued / Legacy |