Is Arnold (CPU) well integrated with Houdini?

[Anonymous]

Hey everyone,

I'm planning on building a 32 or 64 core Threadripper Desktop later this year. I will primarily use Houdini, and I want to run large scale simulations (Liquid in particular) and use Arnold for all the typical character and hard surface rendering needs as well.

My question is - How good is the integration and performance of Arnold In Houdini (Indie)?

Also - does it scale well with more cores?

Thank you!

[Stephen.Blair]

The more cores the better. Arnold scales almost linearly.

[Anonymous]

Good to know! Can you speak to it's Houdini Integration? Also, do you agree that for realistic sims, it's best to use a CPU renderer?