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We've compiled a list of 46 free and paid alternatives to Houdini. The primary competitors include Blender, Adobe After Effects. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Houdini and Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, Cinema 4D. Also you can look at other similar options here: Photos and Graphics Software.


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Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:

Houdini Platforms

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Houdini Overview

Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:

* Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs
* Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion capture support
* Particles
* Dynamics - Rigid Body Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wire (Curve) Dynamics, Cloth Simulation
* Lighting - node-based shader authoring, lighting and re-lighting in an IPR viewer
* Rendering - supporting a variety of renderers; besides Mantra: Renderman, mental ray...
and many more features.

Houdini Features

tick-square Motion Capture
tick-square Simulation
tick-square 3D Sculpting
tick-square 3D modelling

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