Houdini 13

McNistor · Post by **McNistor** » 31 Oct 2013, 19:57

Is out.
As always, very strong on the FX side (no pun intended).

http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option= ... Itemid=390

Rez007 · Post by **Rez007** » 31 Oct 2013, 23:34

The Finite Element Solver looks awesome. Overall, I think it looks like a really solid release, I am just not too big of a fan of their marketing direction this time.

McNistor · Post by **McNistor** » 01 Nov 2013, 00:06

Rez007 wrote:I am just not too big of a fan of their marketing direction

Which is what?
You mean their focus on the FX rather than the other branches of 3d (modeling, animation, etc)? Not sure that's what a marketing direction is, but I get what you mean if that's what you're referring to.

Bullit · Post by **Bullit** » 01 Nov 2013, 10:04

The Finite Element Solver looks awesome. Overall, I think it looks like a really solid release.

Agreed. I think if it was not for the step learning curve and being less good at character work it kicks everyone else.

Nox · Post by **Nox** » 01 Nov 2013, 10:55

Perfect plugin for Maya.

Bullit · Post by **Bullit** » 01 Nov 2013, 12:17

Haha. With so many plugins what Maya does then?

Hirazi Blue · Post by **Hirazi Blue** » 01 Nov 2013, 12:58

I was thinking the other way around.
If Autodesk were to re-release XSI 6.5, sans ICE, it might just make a "perfect companion to Houdini".

Helli · Post by **Helli** » 01 Nov 2013, 13:36

Companion to Houdini ??
Theres nothing Houdini can't do as well or even better then Ice, is there ??

Sure Ice is a bit faster in some examples but except of that ?

Hirazi Blue · Post by **Hirazi Blue** » 01 Nov 2013, 13:39

Did you even bother to read my post?
Take away ICE (hence XSI 6.5) and Softimage still offers some of the things Houdini lacks.
Modeling and Character Animation aren't Houdini's strong points IIRC.

MauricioPC · Post by **MauricioPC** » 01 Nov 2013, 14:06

Hirazi Blue wrote:Modeling and Character Animation aren't Houdini's strong points IIRC.

And they just don't seem to bother apparently. That's a shame ... with a little more tweaks on this, I think Houdini could take Maya place as the central platform of pipelines.

Helli · Post by **Helli** » 01 Nov 2013, 14:43

My fault, missunderstood it ;)

Rez007 · Post by **Rez007** » 01 Nov 2013, 16:26

McNistor wrote:
Rez007 wrote:I am just not too big of a fan of their marketing direction
Which is what?
You mean their focus on the FX rather than the other branches of 3d (modeling, animation, etc)? Not sure that's what a marketing direction is, but I get what you mean if that's what you're referring to.

Not exactly, for their "Marketing Direction" I was actually referring to the darker theme they went with this time around. I understand they released on Halloween, I am just not a fan of the route they decided to market their new release. To your point though, it would have been neat to see some more modeling and animation enhancements. I see why they focused on FX though, as that is already one of their strong suits and if they want to show to users that Houdini is a better choice than ICE or BiFrost it seems like they added some really nice additions.

Regardless, the bullet points that they put into this release seems like a lot, at least compared to what we have been getting over the years.

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