Houdini: Plugins & Tools
Toolkits, pipeline tools, and HDAs.
- .hips. GitHub repo of assorted Houdini experiments and example files by lcrs.
- AElib. Free tools by Nick Taylor (ManVsMachine).
- Axiom Paid. Sparse fluid solver by Matthew Puchala.
- CamRig Pro Paid. Camera rigging tool HDA by Shir Manor.
- cb-houdini-tools (conlen-b). Collection of Houdini utility tools and HDAs.
- EarthMesh Houdini. Real-world meshes via Google API.
- Ffmpeg. Command-line tool for converting video and audio, often used to turn Houdini flipbooks into MP4.
- Houdini Attributes Cheatsheet. Quick reference of common Houdini geometry attributes.
- Houdini Engine for Unreal (AdrianPan optimized fork). Rebuilt Houdini Engine for UE, 2x-15x faster.
- Houdini Tech Art Challenge Winners 2021. Winning tech-art tools: HPaint, Polyline Creator, Poly Slice Tool.
- Houdini-scripts (JoseZalez). Python scripts and utilities for Houdini.
- JDB Houdini Toolkit. Set of Houdini tools and utilities shared on Bitbucket by jcdeblok.
- Microbot VDB Painter Paid. Interactive painting and manipulation of OpenVDB SDF volumes in Houdini.
- MOPS. Motion graphics toolkit by Toadstorm.
See also: Learning, Community & Industry → 3D Communities & Forums - ODTools Paid. Pipeline tools by Oliver Hotz.
- qLib. Open-source library of Houdini digital assets for modeling, FX and pipeline tasks.
- Rich Lord's Tools. Tools from ex-Valve animator.
- SideFX Labs. Extended official toolset.
- Tighe Rzankowski's Tools Paid. Gumroad store of Tighe Rzankowski with Houdini tools, including feather grooming setups.
- TrembleFX Paid. Procedural noise generator HDA by Shir Manor.
- VEX Manager Paid. VEX snippet/code manager HDA by Shir Manor.
See also: Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: VEX & Coding - VFX Fractal Toolkit. Set of tools for generating fractal and generative art.
- Wormhole Content Browser Paid. Custom Houdini UI for browsing, previewing, and importing content.
- ZENO. Node-based 3D system for cinematic physics effects. Standalone open-source Houdini alternative.