SideFX Labs: March Update
The SideFX Labs team is back with the March edition of the Labs Newsletter, sharing updates, community highlights, and a few hints about what’s coming next. From a refreshed AliceVision photogrammetry workflow to a procedural dungeon generator tutorial by Simon Verstraete, this issue highlights tools and techniques that expand what artists can build in Houdini. Plus, we’re introducing a new “Node of the Month” feature to spotlight useful Labs tools you may have missed.
GDC 2026
Join SideFX at GDC 2026 where you can learn about procedural techniques that support game artists as they develop top tier experiences for gamers. You can find us on the show floor or at the sponsored session which focuses on the great work being done by Embark in Arc Raiders and The Finals.
HEX: Chris Rutledge, A$AP Rocky 'Helicopter'
In this HEX episode, SideFX's Jeff 'Old School' Wagner sits down with animator Chris Rutledge - known for his iconic wobbly characters, and more recently A$AP Rocky's 'Helicopter' music video. Chris demystifies the hybrid workflow his team used to pull it off, including rendering over a terabyte of Gaussian Splat data and using alpha versions of Octane to handle relighting and reflections in 3D space.