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# Getting Started

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# Getting Started

## In this section

- [Getting Started with Houdini](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Getting%2BStarted%2Bwith%2BHoudini.html.md)
  - [Redshift top menu and shelf](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Redshift%2Btop%2Bmenu%2Band%2Bshelf.html.md)
  - [Plugin Options Panel](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Plugin%2BOptions%2BPanel.html.md)
  - [Redshift ROP Node](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Redshift%2BROP%2BNode.html.md)
  - [Object / Camera Parameters](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Object%2BCamera%2BParameters.html.md)
  - [SHOP / VOP Nodes](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/SHOP%2BVOP%2BNodes.html.md)
  - [Redshift Lights](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Redshift%2BLights.html.md)
  - [Interactive Rendering](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Interactive%2BRendering.html.md)
  - [Lister](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/H%2BLister%2BTool.html.md)
  - [HScript Commands](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/System%2BCommands.html.md)
  - [Redshift Proxy Objects](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Redshift%2BProxy%2BObjects.html.md)
  - [Curves and Fur](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Curves%2Band%2BFur.html.md)
  - [Instancing](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Instancing.html.md)
  - [UV Maps and Attributes](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/UV%2BMaps%2Band%2BAttributes.html.md)
  - [Render Maps](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Render%2BMaps.html.md)
  - [Volumes](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Volumes.html.md)
  - [Tessellation and Displacements](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Tessellation%2Band%2BDisplacements.html.md)
  - [Strands](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Strands.html.md)
  - [Particles](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Particles.html.md)
  - [Materials Override / Stylesheets](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Materials%2BOverride%2BStylesheets.html.md)
- [Getting Started with Solaris in Houdini](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Getting%2BStarted%2Bwith%2BHoudini%2BSolaris.html.md)
  - [Solaris Overview](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BIntro.html.md)
  - [Solaris Viewport](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BViewport.html.md)
  - [Solaris Mesh Topics](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BMesh%2BTopics.html.md)
  - [Solaris Materials](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BMaterials.html.md)
  - [Solaris Volumes](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BVolumes.html.md)
  - [Solaris Lighting](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BLighting.html.md)
  - [Solaris AOVs](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BAOVs.html.md)
  - [Solaris Rendering](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/houdini/en-us/Content/html/Houdini%2BSolaris%2BRendering.html.md)