An independent filmmaker or game developer would greatly benefit from Houdini INDIE. Competitive content development is made more accessible and easier for smaller teams due to the budget version Middle Tier offers.
SideFX – Houdini INDIE Features
- Interactive & Procedural Modeling: Access to modeling tools that aid both hand-crafted and procedural modeling.
- Comprehensive Character Rigging & Animation: Achieve lifelike character animation with auto-rigging and muscle and flesh simulation.
- Advanced VFX Capabilities: Use industry-standard tools to simulate a wide range of visual effects, from explosions to fluid simulations.
- Efficient Terrain Generation: Mesh terrains and edit uses layers using procedural terrain sculpting tools.
- Flexible Rendering Options: Control lights, and shaders, illustrated with built-in and third party rendering solutions, changing applied style to images.
- Streamlined Game Development Tools: Fullfilled with high-demand content automation and task simplification of game industry rules.
Preview Houdini INDIE
Image 1: Detailed models are easier to create when both manual and procedural techniques are applied.

Image 2: Enhance animation and rigging features to improve the realism of your characters.
