Maxon Announces Houdini Engine for C4D

Posted June 22, 2015
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SideFX and MAXON are pleased to announce the availability of a public beta of the Houdini Engine for Cinema 4D plug-in. The Houdini Engine makes it possible for Houdini Digital Assets to work inside other digital content creation applications. Now Studios can build custom effects using Houdini's node-based workflow and give access to artists utilizing MAXON Cinema 4D.

The connectivity of the Houdini Engine with Cinema 4D brings two applications together with individual strengths in different sectors and will significantly boost comfort and performance for all users. Houdini offers completely new possibilities for Cinema 4D users to integrate procedural modeling and simulation tools using digital assets built using an artist-friendly node-based workflow. Houdini users will benefit from Cinema 4D’s intuitive workflow and its interoperability with industry leading applications.

In studio environments, challenging parts of a production are often tasked to the technical directors who can now use Houdini to create procedural assets with artist-friendly parameters for less technically-oriented artists. The Houdini Engine in Cinema 4D plug-in provides a bridge that will accelerate production and help artists successfully complete projects on time.

Before the Houdini Engine is integrated as an integral component in Cinema 4D we want to offer Cinema 4D and Houdini users the possibility of thoroughly testing this new workflow. We are looking forward to welcoming a wide range of users to our Public Beta Program. After thorough testing by the teams at MAXON and Side Effects, we want our users to put this new integration through its paces in their everyday workflows and send us their feedback so we can fine-tune it to perfection and offer all artists a dependable product that can handle tough production environments.

by Oliver Meiseberg, MAXON’S Director Product and Partnership Management

Orbolt Assets

A collection of free Houdini Digital Assets are available in the Orbolt Smart 3D Asset Store. Artists with no experience working with Houdini can access these assets directly so they can explore the possibilities this new integration has to offer!

Accessing the Plug-in

The Houdini Engine for Cinema 4D plug-in uses a special version of Houdini which you can DOWNLOAD HERE.

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