Probably the wrong crowd but, H15 is out today.

wtf is it?

>>498048
Basically it's a 3d animation package like maya/max/etc, but everything is node based and procedural.

I used to go to their stuff, they used it on Blade 2

Who gives a fuck? Why should I give a fuck?

>>498074
houdini is the industry standard for procedural animation. lotsa cool stuff has been made in it, one of my favorites being the lego water from lego movie

>>498088
the fx in that entire movie are shit.

>>498046
houdini wrecks if you're competent in it

>>498129
houdini is confusing as shit but it and touch designer strike me as being extrmely powerful and having a lot of features that I've always wanted in 3DS Max

>>498046
>Probably the wrong crowd but, H15 is out today.
Oh, We are the right crowd believe me.

The crowd ragdoll looks good.
Something i could use.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok3-NEDNeTg

>>498139
>Poly edge slide
It took them this long to get such a core modeling feature?

>Multiple bridge profiles at once
>Easily modifiable bridge profile
That's pretty nice though...

Going to download and have a play with it soon. The ragdolls look great, lava looks like it still needs some tweaking compared to the R&D videos on vimeo already.

>>498141
Houdini's modelling seems focused on procedural stuff really. So things like making buildings or landscapes are really fast, but other programs are just better for non-procedural stuff.

I'm new to /3/, but how do you guys not know houdini? Its pretty big

>>498148
Yeah, its good for objects and assets/effects, but chraracters and such are better done by hand
Its just a way different workflow than most 3D programs, but after the steep learning curve its really worth it