Houdini 15.5: Dynamics and Simulation

Raise the bar of your 3D skill set, and learn how to create realistic effects and dynamic simulations in Houdini.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Exercise files

1. Fundamentals

• Exploring collision geometry types
• Overview of constraints

2. Rigid Body Dynamics

• Process overview
• Source assets
• Create simulation with shell and ground
• Create collision geometry for shell
• Create collision geometry for ground
• Add base into simulation
• Create collision geometry for base
• Add frame into simulation
• Add crates to simulation
• Add cans to simulation
• Tweak sim and constraint parameters
• Modify attributes on shell constraints
• Modify attributes on frame constraints
• Apply simulation to full-resolution shell
• Apply simulation to full-resolution geometry
• Run simulation and create flipbook
• Combine results and export alembic

3. Soft Body Dynamics

• Process overview
• Create FEM simulation
• Create a point deform system
• Run and cache FEM simulation
• Prep edge geo for wire sim
• Create tentacle geo
• Create tentacle sim
• Create volume noise for wire sim
• Add volume advection to wire sim
• Create wires from arm geo
• Add arm wires to wire sim
• Combine and export wire sim
• Create tentacle geo from wires
• Wire deform arm geo with wires
• Ray arm geo to body geo
• Combine elements and export alembic

4. Building an HDA

• Scene overview
• Create subnet and make paths relative
• Promote parameters and build UI
• Export HDA
• Open HDA in Maya
• Open HDA in C4D

Conclusion

• Next steps