Sidefx Houdini 20.5.278 -

Small improvements often separate a frustrating build from a productive one. In 20.5.278, note the following:

Vellum received a dedicated XPU solver in 20.5. SideFX Houdini 20.5.278

Houdini’s Solaris environment is the heart of USD-based lighting and layout. SideFX Houdini 20.5.278 includes critical USD updates, syncing with USD version 23.11. This alignment matters for cross-studio collaboration. Small improvements often separate a frustrating build from

Houdini 20.5.278 is a maintenance build in the 20.5 series focused on stability and targeted bug fixes across Solaris/LOPs, SOPs, viewport drawing, rendering, and workflows. It’s intended for artists who want the 20.5 feature set with improved robustness and fewer edge-case crashes. which fixes many Hydra delegate crashes.

Houdini 20.5.278 ships with USD 24.08, which fixes many Hydra delegate crashes.