SideFX has shared a preview of some of the new tools and enhancements coming in Houdini 16.5.

SideFX has shared a preview of some of the new tools and enhancements coming in Houdini 16.5. Wait for November to try the new version for yourself. 

Here are some of the features to be added with the update:

• motion path editing
• crowd banking
• partial rag dolls
• polyreduce
• uvlayout
• rounded edge rendering
• narrow band flip simulations
• optical flow
• gamepad camera
• terrain transplanting

The planned release date for Houdini 16.5 is said to be November 7, 2017.