First announced during last year’s fmx 2014 as a strategic partnership between Side Effects Software and MAXON, Cinema 4D’s soon to be released Houdini Engine integration finally comes to life with a public Beta.

When it comes to high-end simulation tasks in 3D animation lots of studios and artists rely on Houdini as the tool of choice for their pipeline. The connectivity of Side Effect's Houdini Engine with Cinema 4D brings two applications together with individual strengths in different sectors and will significantly boost comfort and performance for all users. Houdini offers completely new possibilities for Cinema 4D users for simulations, creating and using complex digital assets and procedurals, and node-based workflow. Houdini users will benefit from Cinema 4D’s intuitive workflow, interoperability with industry leading applications, ease of use, speed and dependability.

The Public Beta of the Houdini integration is available as a free download to users who have Cinema 4D Studio R16 with Service Pack 3 installed, along with a valid and compatible Houdini Engine license. For Houdini Engine pricing please refer to the Side Effects website.

Although the plug-in is already working very well it’s important to understand that it’s still a Beta software that shouldn’t be used on a system you’re heavily relying to during your daily work. That being said, please read the Beta EULA carefully before installing and using the plug-in!

To get more in-depth information regarding the Houdini Engine Integration, including installation and first-step tutorials as well as example scenes, please visit our Info page.

To be informed when new builds of the plug-in are released, please provide us with your email address and we’ll send you a short notification.

As this is of course not a final released product, Side Effects Software and MAXON encourage all users to share their experiences, comments, etc. during the Public Beta in the Houdini forum.