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How to use Houdini voxel fluids

Use Houdini voxel fluids

Created by Houdini Product Specialist Stephen Tucker, this crash course series focuses on the concept of fluid dynamics and how they work ...more

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How to feather ray lift in Houdini 9

Feather ray lift in Houdini 9

This is a 3 part, intermediate level, Houdini 9 tutorial that demonstrates the use of ray sops to find distances between surfaces, then ...more

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How to transfer color with dynamics in Houdini

Transfer color with dynamics in Houdini

This 7 part Houdini 9 tutorial series is about how to transfer color using dynamics is a great place to start to understand Houdini's ...more

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How to build muscles with the muscle tool in Houdini 9

Build muscles with the muscle tool in Houdini 9

In the following lessons you will learn some essential tools and ...more

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How to create a gas solver in Houdini 9

Create a gas solver in Houdini 9

This 5 part series covers how to create a simple gas solver in dynamics from scratch in Houdini 9. You will start by creating a ...more

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How to create particle spray on waves in Houdini

Create particle spray on waves in Houdini

This 2 part Houdini 9 tutorial focuses on creating wind spray generated on the crest of a wave. Water is one of the most basic effects 3D ...more

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How to get started using CHOPS in Houdini 9

Get started using CHOPS in Houdini 9

Created by Andrew Lowell this tutorial video focuses on the basics of CHOPs and an introduction to the Motion View in Houdini 9. Through the ...more

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How to model a stingray in Houdini 9

Model a stingray in Houdini 9

These two Houdini 9 lessons illustrate a valuable and efficient means of modeling an animated surface in a manner not generally considered ...more

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How to setup dynamics and particles in Houdini 9

Setup dynamics and particles in Houdini 9

In this Houdini 9 video series, you will take a look at the new dynamics shelf tools and see how easy it is to create fairly complex ...more

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How to UV texture in Houdini 9

UV texture in Houdini 9

This series of videos focuses on a typical UV workflow in Houdini 9. Learn how to create projections, edit UVs with a variety of tools, save ...more

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How to create a surface from a particle stream in Houdini

Create a surface from a particle stream in Houdini

In the following series of videos we will establish a particle stream ...more

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How to rig a quadruped with the Auto Rig Tool in Houdini

Rig a quadruped with the Auto Rig Tool in Houdini

This five part Houdini 9 video series covers an entire rigging ...more

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How to attract particles to a curve in Houdini 9

Attract particles to a curve in Houdini 9

This Houdini 9 particle effects tutorial establishs a means to attract particles to follow a curve faithfully. POPS is one of the most ...more

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How to perform the "Houdini mount" yo-yo trick

Perform the "Houdini mount" yo-yo trick

Everybody had a yo-yo at one point in their life; some when they were just little children, some when they were bored teenagers, some when ...more

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How to animate in CHOPS from a curve in Houdini 9

Animate in CHOPS from a curve in Houdini 9

This Houdini 9 CHOPS lesson shows one aspect of the usefulness of the Channel Operator editor. In this case we extract a curve from a ...more

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How to animate with the Spring SOP in Houdini 9

Animate with the Spring SOP in Houdini 9

These Houdini 9 software lessons illustrate a means of animating a surface without keyframes and/or character tools. Learn how to animate ...more

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How to create a procedural pre-vis avalanche in Houdini

Create a procedural pre-vis avalanche in Houdini

In this video series, learn how to create a simple dynamic simulation ...more

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How to light with takes in Houdini 9

Light with takes in Houdini 9

This Houdini 9 software lesson covers a series of tasks. Primarily it is meant to show how to set up a simple set of render passes using ...more

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How to orient objects to a curve (sweep) in Houdini 9

Orient objects to a curve (sweep) in Houdini 9

This Houdini 9 tutorial teaches how to sweep an object along a curve ...more

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How to roll a surface with Wireblend in Houdini 9

Roll a surface with Wireblend in Houdini 9

This Houdini 9 tutorial shows you how to roll and unroll a surface without using expressions. Learn how to roll a surface with the Wireblend ...more

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