Houdini – Python
Been a while but I am finally back to Houdini and getting things sorted. Added a page that I am keeping up with for notes that has a very quick …
Youtube – IP – Deconstruction – Well – Bricks – Discord
Commentary on Houdini Jedi, Kenny Lammer’s (Indie Pixel) round well brick idea/example. Apologize for a couple dyslexic moments, just getting over the flu but had to throw myself back on …
Houdini Quick Tip – Multiparm Block
Throughout the Game Dev travels your mind will be reduced to slightly overcooked top ramen. That said, I have to write down everything these days, the Multiparm Block is just …
Houdini Quick Tip – Connectivity
Using the Connectivity Sop with the For Each construct adds the ability to “class” each piece of connected primitives. In other words, taking islands of geometry, the Connectivity node will …
Houdini Tip – Help in the browser
As of now it seems Houdini spins up it’s own local server with QT to dish out the Help contents from inside the application. The problem is it’s is slow …
Houdini – Create an iterated attribute name
With the BlockBegin node in Houdini it’s possible to name primitives or what not with the iteration of the BlockBegin‘s metadata(another BlockBegin node). Using the code: detail(“../foreach_metadata/”, “iteration”, 0) inside the …
Houdini – SOP Locals
Many Geometry SOP nodes contain local variables they work with as calculations are happening. For instance, the Delete Node has a Local variable $N. $N is the “nth” element which …
Houdini – The line curve
Using a Line SOP with added normals from an Attribute Wrangle Sop, can displace terrain. Adding a Mountain SOP to the line will create a pretty natural looking river or …
Houdini UV Flatten Sop – Edge groups
It seems that the UV Flatten nodes likes edge loop winding in the same direction. Counter clockwise is Houdini’s winding direction that has normals facing the positive Y direction. This …
Houdini HDA – Simple Digital Asset Recipe
The HDA or Houdini Digital Asset is a real-time configurable model asset created in a game engine such as Unity 3D. There are simple implementations that are needed to create …