Houdini 20.0 Shelf tools

Drag Force shelf tool

Applies force and torque to objects that resists their current direction of motion.

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Overview

This tool is used to slow down the velocity of objects that have other forces applied to it. Drag force can also be used to simulate things moving through water or other high density spaces.

Using Drag Force

  1. Select the dynamic object to apply drag force to.

  2. Click the Drag Force tool on the Drive Simulation tab.

Note

Drag force is simply a predefined force node whose force and direction can be altered in the parameter editor.

For specific parameter node help see the Drag Force help.

See also

Shelf tools

Using the shelf

  • Customize the shelf

    How to change the look of the shelf, change and rearrange its contents, and create your own shelf tools.

Technical