T0498 - Digital Tutors Introduction to Dynamics in Houdini

Learn a flexible workflow to creating realistic dynamic simulations and particle effects with time-saving techniques and practical projects. Contains 4 hours of project-driven training for artists learning particle and dynamics tools in Houdini.Includes free Houdini Apprentice Learning Edition!

Popular highlights include:

• Particle Simulation and Events


• Particle Rendering


• Rigid Body Dynamics


• Paint-based Geometry Shatter


• Rigid Body Fractures


• Dynamics CHOPs


• Particle Based Fluids


• Fluid Emission and Interaction


• Animated Sprites


• Cloth Basics


• Cloth Parameters


• Fur and Guide Attributes


• Wire Dynamics


• Wire-driven Geometry


• Groups and Partitions


• Forces and Expressions

Lesson Outline:

1.	Anatomy of a particle simulation	5:45
2.	Emission from a location	5:47
3.	Emission from geometry	5:26
4.	Emitting particles along surface normal direction	5:12
5.	Animating emitters to affect particle flow	7:07
6.	Driving particles with Forces	5:16
7.	Increasing particle emission	2:53
8.	Colliding particles with objects	5:29
9.	Rendering particles via geometry	6:06
10.	Building a quick pinwheel firecracker	5:21
11.	Using Events to split sparks on collision	6:02
12.	Collecting particle streams	9:07
13.	Using the Render POP	6:06
14.	Particle sequences and motion blur	8:12
15.	Setting up particles as sprites	5:53
16.	Animating sprites with expressions	6:22
17.	Creating animation on the sprites	9:06
18.	Using Vex Builder for Mantra-ready sprites	6:18
19.	Introducing rigid body dynamics	5:11
20.	Making many rigid bodies by RBD Point Object	5:09
21.	Making initial states for RBD simulations	3:12
22.	Creating dynamic shards via color-based groups (part 1)	6:28
23.	Creating dynamic shards via color-based groups (part 2)	5:25
24.	Rigid body constraints	9:57
25.	Introduction to particle-based fluids	8:32
26.	Particle-based fluid emission	8:51
27.	Making cloth objects	5:44
28.	Cloth properties - density, resistance and resolution	7:524
29.	Dealing with cloth collisions	8:07
30.	Making wire simulations	7:19
31.	Using the Fur SOP with wires	4:05
32.	Guide attributes in the Fur SOP	6:02
33.	Wire-based geometry	5:08
34.	Deforming geometry with wires	6:11
35.	Wires and cloth	6:09
36.	Using impact data with CHOPs	9:03
	Total Run Time:	3:49:53