

Houdini
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Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:
- Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs
- Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion captur.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Linux • Graphics
My personal list of graphics applications made or ported to linux (Incomplete)
Freedom-Respecting Apps for Creatives
Like my previous list, this is to help people switch to Linux and Open Source. This time, the focus is on creative professionals and hobbyists: artists, musicians, writers, etc.
Not all apps and services listed will be open source or even free (as in free beer), but they will at the very least be either freedom-respecting or non-subscription-based. The simple rule is: once it requires an account (email, phone number, etc.) to use it, then it will be placed after the ones I actually recommend.
Of course, there will be a few exceptions, but these are ONLY to point out that even big, well-known software is available on Linux as well. These exceptions will be at the end of each section.
Each section lists my recommendations in order of best (in my opinion) to good enough. In most cases, proprietary and non-freedom-respecting app/services will be last in each category, except for Obsidian, which is proprietary but respects your freedom and privacy. If you don't like my choices, click on the app to search for alternatives right here on this website. Convenient.
Note: This list was originally started as an unfinished thread I was writing. A very long one that goes into more than just alternatives, but also why you should use them — like protecting democracy and freedom, how your tax dollars should be spent, how important open source is in our digital age, etc.
Here is that unfinished thread: https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wip-how-to-tell-if-you-can-switch-to-linux-software-alternatives/58912#p-574301-creators-31
Lastly, the Linux operating systems (or distros) are at the end of the list because no matter which you choose, the majority of these apps can be installed on Windows, and can certainly be installed on any of the distros.
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Comments and Reviews
It takes time to learn as it is a very comprehensive software. The Apprentice version is free if you are going to use it for learning purposes. Most of the time you need basic visual processing algorithms, math, basic physics and some programming knowledge to be able to use it. But you can also use basic nodes without going too deep. Remember, you are dealing with a complex calculator :D
Nothing better exists, that piece of programming art can create more than even creative smart person imagination.
I agree, the nodes and programming might be a steep curve for newcommers but when you pass that curve its a hard to beat tool.
(germ.)Houdini ist definitiv das beste 3D Gesamtpaket. Sehr interessant für VFX-Künstler.
Houdini is definitely the best 3D package. Very interesting for VFX artists.