Here’s a ready-to-post update about SideFX Houdini 20.5.278, suitable for LinkedIn, Facebook, or community forums like Reddit or OdForce.
APEX (the new character rigging framework) is the default in 20.5.278. SideFX Houdini 20.5.278
The Vellum solver receives a minor but impactful tweak in 20.5.278. The substep handling for "wet" cloth (simulating absorption and mass change) is now deterministic. Previously, the same seed value could yield slightly different results on different hardware threads. This build introduces a thread-local storage fix, ensuring simulation reproducibility across render farms. Here’s a ready-to-post update about SideFX Houdini 20
Machine Learning: New example-based nodes for creating ML setups entirely inside Houdini. suitable for LinkedIn