Course curriculum

  • 01

    Introduction

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    • Motivational Speech

    • Before You Begin

    • Managing Course Project Files

    • Syllabus

    • Missing Something?
  • 02

    -- PART 1 - Intro to Houdini

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    • Part 1 Primer
  • 03

    Chapter 1 - Interface

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    • 1A - Introduction

    • 1B - First Exposure

    • 1C - Interface

    • Project Files

    • QUIZ
  • 04

    Chapter 2 - Basics

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    • 2A - Geometry Selection & Manipulation

    • 2B - Animation Editor & Timeline

    • 2C - Project Setup

    • 2D - Expressions, Relative References & Editing the Parameter Interface

    • 2E - Forked to Chapter 2.5

    • 2F - Shelf Revisited

    • 2G - Houdini vs. C4D Comparison

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    • QUIZ
  • 05

    Chapter 2.5 - Rendering

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    • 2.5 A - Building Render Geo

    • 2.5 B - Mantra Rendering

    • 2.5 C - Installing Redshift

    • 2.5 D - Redshift

    • 2.5 E - Solaris Rendering

    • 2.5 F - Installing Octane

    • 2.5 G - Octane Rendering

    • Project Files
  • 06

    Chapter 3 - Modeling & Sops

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    • 3A - Houdini Geometry Overview

    • 3B - Modeling Basics: Coffee Mug

    • 3C - Groups

    • 3C-2 - Modeling Basics: Proceduralizing the Coffee Mug

    • 3D - Example Project: Rock Wall / Cell Head - Part I

    • 3D - Example Project: Rock Wall / Cell Head - Part II

    • 3E - Creating Digital Assets

    • 3F - Processing Out Geometry

    • 3G - Copy Stamp vs. For Each vs. Variants

    • Project Files

    • QUIZ
  • 07

    Chapter 4 - Attributes

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    • 4A - Attributes Overview

    • 4B - Intro to VOPs

    • 4C - Example Project: Cloning & Random Effector

    • 4D - Attribute & Group Promotion

    • 4E - Example Project: Fractal Extrusion

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    • QUIZ
  • 08

    Chapter 5 - CHOPs & COPs

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    • 5A - Jiggle Deformer in CHOPs

    • 5B - Motion FX & Audio in CHOPs

    • 5C - Substance Designing in COPs

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  • 09

    Chapter 6 - C4D / Houdini Workflow Primer

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    • Quick Note on Alembic Particles

    • 6A - C4D to Houdini Methods

    • 6B - Geometry from Houdini to C4D

    • 6C - Volumes from Houdini to C4D

    • 6D Part 1 - Octane Particles from Houdini to C4D

    • 6D Part 2 - Redshift Particles from Houdini to C4D

    • Project Files
  • 10

    -- PART 2 - The Fun Stuff

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    • Part 2 Primer
  • 11

    Chapter 7 - Dynamics Intro

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    • 7A - Introduction & Quad Layout

    • 7B - Dynamics Basics (Via POPs)

    • 7C - Example Project: Dancing Attractors - Part I

    • 7C - Example Project: Dancing Attractors - Part II

    • 7C - Example Project: Dancing Attractors Part III - Octane

    • 7C - Example Project: Dancing Attractors Part IV - Redshift

    • 7D - Inline vs. Object Level DOPs

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  • 12

    Chapter 8 - RBD / Bullet

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    • 8A - RBD Basics & Mini Examples

    • 8B - Example Project: RBD Glue Skeleton Explosion - Part I

    • 8B - Example Project: RBD Glue Skeleton Explosion - Part II

    • Project Files
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    Chapter 9 - Vellum

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    • 9A Part 1 - Vellum Cloth Basics

    • 9A Part II - Vellum Cloth Twisting

    • 9A Part III - Vellum Cloth Tearing

    • 9A Part IV - Example Project: Vellum Custom Target

    • 9B - Example Project: Vellum Balloon - Inflation Inside Object

    • 9C - Example Project: Vellum Grains - Spread the Word!

    • 9D - Example Project: Mocap Dancer - Part I - Animation Setup

    • 9D - Example Project: Mocap Dancer - Part II - Vellum Setup

    • 9D - Example Project: Mocap Dancer - Part III - Export and Render

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    Chapter 10 - Pyro & Advection

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    • 10A - Pyro Basics

    • 10B - Example Project: Abstract Pyro & Pop Advect - Part I

    • 10B - Example Project: Abstract Pyro & Pop Advect - Part II

    • 10B - Example Project: Abstract Pyro & Pop Advect - Part III - Octane

    • 10B - Example Project: Abstract Pyro & Pop Advect - Part IV - Redshift

    • Project Files
  • 15

    Chapter 11 - FLIP Fluids

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    • 11A - FLIP Introduction

    • 11B - FLIP Basics & Mini Examples

    • 11C - Example Project: Liquid Morph - Part I - TLDR Setup

    • 11C - Example Project - Liquid Morph - Part II - SOPs Morph

    • 11C - Example Project - Liquid Morph - Part III - Simulation Tuning

    • 11C - Example Project - Liquid Morph - Part IV - Octane

    • 11C - Example Project - Liquid Morph - Part V - Redshift

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  • 16

    Chapter 12 - Advanced Topics

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    • 12A - Custom Solvers - Infection System

    • 12B - VEX Primer

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    Chapter 14 - Sendoff

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    • 14A - Sendoff
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    Chapter 15 - Bonus Content

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    Chapter 16 - Misc. Updates

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    • 16A - H19 File Cache