Mo is going to SIGGRAPH – and he’s running late. So this text admittedly is very brief. In this video we’re gonna (ab)use Houdini’s new shallow water solver to create this abstract streamline animation. Download Project File
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Packing Rigid(ish) Bodies In Vellum
Yes, we covered this in our “packing the Torus” tutorial, however back then we didn’t have Vellum! You draw the conclusions yourself! Seriously though, using vellum for rigid body intersection detection and resolution can be a neat trick when you’re depending on a unified simulation […]
Simulating A Rubber Band Ball In Vellum
Again Patrick triggered this one by asking if we could have a look at a setup he’s been working on. And boy did we like what we saw. Mo decided to simplify it a bit and slow it down so it could be used to […]
Nerd Rant 2.0 – Ep.10: Working Remotely
Suffering through German autumn part two: Manu & Mo finally got the heaters running and aren’t freezing anymore. Fantasizing about working from some warm and sandy beach, they discuss the pitfalls of and solutions for working remotely.
Smearing Paint using FLIP
We’ve been asked by Patrick how to pull off something like these beautiful paint smears in Houdini, so we got to work. Using basic FLIP techniques will get us quite far, we just have to find the right settings. (Haha. “just” finding the settings…) In […]
Nerd Rant 2.0 – Ep.8: Dynamic Solvers
Mo dusted off his best shacket (yes, that’s a word!), Manu is donning his best summer shirt – at this point the guys are just trying to mentally escape winter. What better topic than dynamic solvers to get their minds off the muddy weather.
Unreal Engine Blueprints – Pt.12: Randomness
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Unreal Engine Blueprints – Pt.11: Variables
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Unreal Engine Blueprints – Pt.1: Introduction
Matthias Winckelmann promised he’d dive deeper into Unreal Engine. And sometimes we keep our promises. In this course, Matthias takes you through the basics to set up your very first project using blueprints, Unreal Engine’s node based scripting environment. Mix in a bit of physics […]
Silly Pillow Pt.4: Shading & Rendering In Redshift 3D
For our final sprint we’re talking shading, lighting and rendering our simulation results in Redshift 3D. Download Project File
Nerd Rant: DOPs
Recorded back in October when Mo was cranky due to reasons, Manu decided to discuss his (then) favorite topic when it comes to Houdini: DOPs. Turns out it is not so much Mo’s favorite topic. Watch this nerd rant to see us being cranky and […]
Houdini 17 Is Here – A Quickstart to Vellum
One of the most exciting features that Houdini 17 introduces is Vellum: A new simulation framework based on XPBD. (Extended Postion Based Dynamics – In essence grains on steroids.) That means stable and fast simulation of (almost) everything softbody: Cloth, Wires and well – softbodies. […]
Constraint Networks For Rigid Body Simulations
Ever tried having a bunch of instances rotating without intersecting each other? It’s a task we commonly encounter. The solution that usually works for us is a constraint network that’ll pin our instances to their position while still allowing them to rotate freely.
Quicktip: Rayleigh Taylor Instability (Season 3 Is Here!)
Yeeeha! We are back. To start off season three in a gentle way, let’s look at an easy setup to produce intricate eye candy. Also watch Mo burning his fingers on microwaved ink. The pleasures of real world experiments.
Yarnworks: Wire Solver and Constraint Networks in DOPs
To complement our PBD Wire Setup, here is a tutorial on a topic I’ve personally been struggling a lot when I first tried wrapping my head around constraint networks. Similar to what we’ve been doing in PBDs, we’re gonna build a network of interconnecting wires […]