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ENGINE PLUG-INS

For Host Applications

Houdini Engine brings a procedural node-based approach to some of your favorite apps. In Houdini, build nodes networks that define a recipe that can be applied over and over, then wrap them up to create custom smart assets. Share these assets with colleagues who can load them directly into 3D apps such as Autodesk® Maya,® or Autodesk® 3ds Max,® or into game editors such as Unity® or Unreal Engine.®

UNITY

UNREAL

MAYA/3DS MAX

Unreal

Open the door to procedural workflows with Houdini Engine for UE4. Load Houdini Digital Assets into the Unreal Editor and manipulate parameters to get the right look for your game.

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Unity

Create procedural game art using Houdini Digital Assets loaded into the Unity game editor. Create unique environments and props that can be modified using parameters on the asset.

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Houdini Engine for Unity and Unreal licenses are now available for FREE! 

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Autodesk Maya

Houdini Digital Assets can be loaded into Autodesk® Maya® with procedural controls. These assets can interact with Maya geometry and the results can be rendered in the Maya UI.

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Autodesk 3ds Max

Bring Houdini Digital Assets into this popular Windows-based 3D modelling and animation package. This plug-in is now available as part of Houdini 17.

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Custom Plug-Ins

The Houdini Engine API can be used to create plug-ins for any number of applications. If you are interested in creating a plug-in for your favorite app, you can get started right away!

HOUDINI API DOCS

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INDIE

Houdini Engine

Houdini Engine licenses let you run the plug-ins and batch process on computers which don't have access to interactive licenses. They offer a more affordable solution for larger pipelines.

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FREE Houdini Engine Indie

Houdini Engine Indie offers a way for indie artists to have free access to running the plug-ins or batch processing on up to 3 computers which don't have access to interactive licenses. 

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LEARNING

Assets created in Houdini Apprentice can be deployed in school labs using Houdini Engine Education to load them into Host apps.Hobbyists or artists working at home, should consider working with Houdini Indie to work with the Engine Plug-Ins.



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