Managing simulation networks

The Simulation menu button in the bottom right corner of the main window allows you to control simulations.

To...	Do this
Turn all simulations on or off	Click the simulation menu button to switch between simulation on and off. or Right-click or press and hold on the button and use the Enable Simulation menu item.
Reset the simulation	`⇧ Shift`-click the simulation menu button.
Set which DOP network the shelf tools will create new dynamics nodes in	-click or press and hold on the button and open the Current Simulation sub-menu. Choose the DOP network you want the shelf tools to affect.
Create a new DOP network at the Scene level	-click or press and hold on the button and choose Create New Simulation. Note If it does not already exist, the shelf tools will create a new DOP network at the scene level called `AutoDopNetwork` automatically. So it is only necessary to use this command if you want additional DOP networks for some reason. This command creates a new numbered `AutoDopNetwork` DOP network node at the object level.

Learning dynamics ¶

Colliding objects ¶

Simulation types ¶

Pyro

How to simulate smoke, fire, and explosions.
Fluids

How to set up fluid and ocean simulations.
Oceans

How to set up ocean and water surface simulations.
Grains

How to simulate grainy materials (such as sand).
MPM

How to simulate different types of solid materials (such as snow, soil, mud, concrete, metal, jello, rubber, water, honey, and sand).
Crowds

How to create and simulate crowds of characters in Houdini.
Cloth

Vellum uses a Position Based Dynamics approach to cloth, hair, grains, fluids, and softbody objects.
Finite Elements

How to create and simulate deformable objects
Hair and Fur

How to create, style, and add dynamics to hair and fur.
Particles

How to create particle simulations.
Waves and ripples
Simulating ropes, wires, and other bendable objects

Next steps ¶