{"id":55744,"date":"2015-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/houdini-15\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T11:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:56:47","slug":"houdini-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/en\/houdini-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Houdini 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sidefx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Side Effects Software<\/a> released a couple of days ago <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sidefx.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=117&amp;Itemid=374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houdini 15<\/a>, the new version of its system for modeling, animation and VFX creation.<\/p>\n<p>This update features the Houdini Engine 2.0 and the revamped Mantra processor, which now has checkpoints and feedback in the render display.<\/p>\n<p>More shader functions have been added including a library, rebuilt Shader FX menu, layered materials and drawing shading.<\/p>\n<p>In the modeling part, tools such as Polybridge, PolyExtrude or PolyExpand 2D have been included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.709mediaroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/houdini.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14088\" src=\"http:\/\/www.709mediaroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/houdini.png\" alt=\"houdini\" width=\"402\" height=\"226\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New features in crowd simulation allow target locations to be specified. 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