Houdini Lesson for Lab

Last updated Feb 9, 2024 Edit Source

• Houdini
• Lesson
• Fundimentals

Houdini Resources -> a bunch of useful links and youtube channels

Outline:

• What is houdini?
  • UNIX
    • POSIX file system
    • terminal within houdini
    • shell commands
    • paths
  • nodes
    • just like in unix, everything is a “file” and thus everything has a path
    • paths are UNIX paths -> /context/node/parm/etc
      • paths can also be relative -> ../../node/parm/etc
  • proceduralism
    • concept
      • build systems to generate results you want
      • more upfront work but easier to change down the road
        • Good padding for changing things, much faster if you’ve build the system well
  • LINUX
    • Linux is the VFX standard platform
    • Houdini works best on Linux
      • it is a unix based micro OS after all
    • Pipelines work best on Linux
      • POSIX paths and file systems and the terminal tools are just superior on linux
    • tools work best on Linux
• UI overview
  • Houdini Fundimentals
• Contexts
  • DOPs
• workflows
  • procedural geo
  • controllers
  • HDAs
    • tool building
      • methodologies
  • HOTKEYS HOTKEYS HOTKEYS!
    • learn them
      • this goes for every software
        • 10x your speed and efficiency
• Mathematics
  • concepts
  • usage
• VEX
  • C-Like scripting language
• Rendering
  • ROPs
• Working with game engines
  • Houdini engine

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