SideFX Teaches KineFX in Houdini 22

For those who don’t know the tool: Houdini 22 is SideFX’s procedural DCC for modelling, rigging, animation, FX, look development, lighting and rendering. KineFX handles characters at SOP level while APEX evaluates the underlying rig graphs; Houdini Engine distributes procedural assets to Maya, 3ds Max, Unreal Engine and Unity through official plug-ins and the HAPI developer interface.

Two sessions, one animation stack

SideFX has scheduled a two-part ILLUME webinar on KineFX animation in Houdini 22, presented by Max Rose, Senior Character UX Specialist at SideFX. Part One runs on Thursday, 30 July 2026, followed by Part Two on Thursday, 6 August 2026. Each session lasts one hour and starts at 09:00 PDT, 12:00 EDT and 18:00 CEST. Registration is free, and SideFX says viewers may attend either instalment or both. The supplied announcement frames the programme as a progression from basic animation operations to retargeting and hybrid procedural work.

The first session covers the animation catalogue, ragdolls, constraints, secondary motion, set-driven keys, animation clips and final assembly in Motion Mixer. SideFX plans to use its Harry and Jack in the Box rigs from the company’s content library. The second session moves to Houdini 22’s retargeting workflows, combining multiple retargeted motion-capture performances in Motion Mixer and constructing a tree-climbing snake with both procedural and traditionally authored animation.

Registration

Both sessions can be booked through SideFX’s free registration link. Part One begins on 30 July 2026 and Part Two on 6 August 2026, each at 09:00 PDT, 12:00 EDT and 18:00 CEST. The official announcement contains the two-part programme.

https://sidefx.co/2026-illume-max-anim


https://www.sidefx.com/products/whats-new-in-h22/characters/
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/news/22/kinefx.html