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Description

Houdini was designed from the ground up to empower artists to work freely, create multiple iterations, and quickly share workflows with their colleagues. Houdini stores every action in a node. These nodes are "wired" into networks that define a "recipe", which can be tweaked to improve the outcome, then repeated to create unique results. Houdini's procedural nature is due to the ability of nodes to be saved or to pass information (in the form of attributes) down the chain. Houdini's unique nodes are what make it powerful. However, there are many viewport and shelf tools which allow for artist-friendly interaction. Behind the scenes, Houdini creates the networks and nodes for you. Houdini allows artists to explore new creative paths, as it is easy for them to branch off to explore other solutions.

Description

Massive Prime™, an Academy Award-winning software, serves as a comprehensive solution for the creation, direction, and rendering of tailored autonomous agents used in animation and visual effects. Renowned as the most advanced crowd simulation tool globally, Massive enables rapid generation of lifelike crowd scenes. Often, the combination of our Ready To Run Agents™ with either Massive for Maya or Massive for Max provides an optimal approach for crowd creation. However, when a specific shot requires agents to execute personalized motions or behaviors, Massive Prime becomes the preferred choice. Its user-friendly, node-based interface empowers artists to craft AI-driven agents interactively without needing any programming expertise. From a handful to thousands of custom agents, professionals depend on Massive Prime to produce unmatched, realistic crowd performances. Each agent is capable of executing various actions, whether derived from motion-captured clips or keyframe animations, thereby offering extensive versatility in performance design. This flexibility ensures that every crowd scene can be uniquely tailored to fit the creative vision of the project.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Screenshots View All

Integrations

Maya Yes 
3ds Max Yes 
Adobe Substance 3D Designer Yes 
Adobe Substance 3D Painter Yes 
AdonisFX Yes 
Asseter Yes 
Autodesk Arnold No 
Cerebro Yes 
Cinema 4D Yes 
CloudRender.farm Yes 
ForRender Yes 
GridMarkets Yes 
Ranch Computing Yes 
RenderMan Yes 
Rokoko Yes 
Spark Cloud Studio Yes 
Super Renders Farm Yes 
Unreal Engine Yes 
V-Ray Yes 
Xsens Yes 

Integrations

Maya Yes 
3ds Max No 
Adobe Substance 3D Designer No 
Adobe Substance 3D Painter No 
AdonisFX No 
Asseter No 
Autodesk Arnold Yes 
Cerebro No 
Cinema 4D No 
CloudRender.farm No 
ForRender No 
GridMarkets No 
Ranch Computing No 
RenderMan No 
Rokoko No 
Spark Cloud Studio No 
Super Renders Farm No 
Unreal Engine No 
V-Ray No 
Xsens No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

SideFX

Founded

1987

Country

Canada

Website

www.sidefx.com/products/houdini/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Massive Software

Founded

2003

Country

New Zealand

Website

www.massivesoftware.com/massiveprime.html

Product Features

3D Modeling

2D Drawing No 
Animation No 
Annotations No 
Bill of Materials No 
Character Modeling No 
Collaboration Tools No 
Component Library No 
Data Import / Export No 
For 3D Printing No 
For Architects No 
For Manufacturers No 
Reference Management No 
Simulation No 

Product Features

Animation

Collaboration Tools No 
Customizable Branding No 
Drag & Drop No 
Media Library No 
Social Sharing No 
Templates No 
Text Overlay No 
Text to Video No 
Voice-Over No 

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