It works very well under windows, in fact, it makes quite a lot of sense for small studios to use it under windows instead of linux.
Running it on Mac is an option although there are a few glitches regarding the viewport that will soon be fixed (SideFX are working on it as we speak) so I would imagine it will be more or less the same experience on all 3 environments. It is funny because SideFX have been compiling versions of Houdini for platforms you would not imagine, have a look at the download page to see what I mean… these guys are machines! hope it helps Jordi Bares [email protected] On 6 Mar 2014, at 09:22, Andreas Bystrom <[email protected]> wrote: > out of curiosity, how well does houdini run under windows these days? it > would be interesting to know as I imagine there are a number of studios and > freelancers who aren't familiar enough with linux to make the best of it.. > > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Jordi Bares <[email protected]> wrote: > for those who have not read what is going on in the Houdini forums, I will be > putting together some basic guides to transition to Houdini easily and > maintain your workflows under the new philosophy, from partitions, to > overrides, to… > > I may need help so guys so don't hesitate to pop and drop a line, specially > if you have already done the transition. > > see you very soon! > > Jordi Bares > [email protected] > > On 6 Mar 2014, at 02:33, Francisco Criado <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Already signed in, and must say it feels very comfortable how sidefx is >> receiving ex-si users! >> Thanks a lot! >> F. >> >> >> On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Halfdan Ingvarsson <[email protected]> wrote: >> I was young and I needed the money! >> >> And the beer. >> >> Mmm... beer. >> >> - ½ >> >> On 14-03-05 06:55 PM, Raffaele Fragapane wrote: >>> On account of having furthered something like Mental Ray in the past, even >>> if with the best intentions, I reckon all beer debt is forfeit. He's lucky >>> he's getting away lightly with just a beer forfeiting. >>> At least he seems to be working on something that's not qualified as a >>> crime against humanity these days. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Meng-Yang Lu <[email protected]> wrote: >>> So what's the deal? Do we still owe him beers or are we absolved? :P >>> >>> Good to see you Halfy! >>> >>> -Lu >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Halfdan Ingvarsson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Hello there >>> >>> It's been a while. >>> >>> I thought I'd post here and let you know, since there's been a lot of >>> interest in Houdini, that we've created a dedicated forum for SI users on >>> the SideFX site. (http://goo.gl/cixz4s). Feel free to swing by and ask any >>> questions you'd like about Houdini and SideFX. I know this is a pretty >>> tough time for everyone, but I just wanted to let you know that you're all >>> welcome in our community. >>> >>> Hope to see you there! >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> - ½ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it >>> and let them flee like the dogs they are! >> > > > > > -- > Andreas Byström > Weta Digital
