Houdini's online documentation is improving as the public beta progresses and it is a useful learning resource. This lesson shows you different ways of accessing help either from the toolshelf or from the parameter pane of each node. This lesson also shows you how to find and load example files that can be used to learn a wide variety of techniques.

Each example file creates a network of nodes that you can dive into using Houdini 9's new double click UI. You can then middle mouse click over the nodes in the networks to see how each contributes to the result. You can also tinker with the parameter settings to find out how the network functions.

Many of the best Houdini users built up their knowledge using this exploratory method. By dissecting the example files you will not only learn how to use Houdini but also how to read a Houdini network which is an important technical director skill.

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