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Over the last couple of weeks I started to learn Houdini, partly from tutorials by Entagma and others, partially by implementing things I worked on in Grasshopper for Rhino (which is single threaded and rather slow for larger assets) over into the Houdini world. This one started out from the Enta...

Creating geometry with VEX and the sine and cosine functions

Tutorial about the gizmo Animation and Curves in Nuke

Digital Assets for Houdini FX. Contribute to Aeoll/Aelib development by creating an account on GitHub.

UPDATE - The new PolyPath SOP in Houdini 16 supercedes CurveJoiner, which has now been archived. Aelib is a library of Houdini assets, presets and scripts. It contains more than 50 HDAs which add functionality for geometry creation, deformation, curve tools, SOP utilities and more. This video previews a selection of tools for manipulating polylines and other curves. The library can be downloaded here - https://github.com/Aeoll/Aelib

Hello, Could any one please help me with getting this helix to follow the input curve? I have a vop that generates a helix from the input curve which is great, I just need to make it follow the input curve as a guide now which is where I'm stuck. Appreciate any help offered, Thanks Helix_AlongCur...

In this Blender tutorial we'll explore the tips and tricks of creating the advanced glass shader in Cycles, without compromising the quality (too much).

I know I could very easily whip one up in Photoshop in two seconds, BUT, I have set myself a challenge of creating EVERYTHING in this project by pure code. Essentially I need it for masking run-time generated noise via add/subtract/multiply for different effects. I’ve searched everywhere and the only solution I found was a very abstract application in a language I didn’t even recognize. I know there is probably a very simple solution to this but it’s one of those brain blocking problems I just c...

Learn how to create a glowing neon sign using Houdini's renderer and compositor with this clip. Whether you're new to Side Effects Software's popular 3D production program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look....

I have the SK_mannequin and UE4_mannequin_skeleton from the third person template (the game is third person). I’d like the character to hold a gun in front of him like in the first person template. Are there any good tutorials on how to do this?

Sometimes the User Manual is too technical and doesn't explain things in a way that us artists can easily understand. That's why we've taken it upon ourselves to write these posts and explain Cycles, with its plethora of nodes and properties, in simple and practical terms that you can relate to.

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