Hi,
I am new to houdini
I have a poly model imported from maya in obj format and I would like to convert it in an open structure where I use the edges to form like a metal frame
what is the simplest way to do that in houdini?
thx
bart
how do you convert a wireframe into tubes like a metal frame
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The above example has duplicate edges. An unwanted side-effect of primitives with shared edges.
H12 makes it pretty simple to get rid of shared edges with the new Poly Doctor SOP. I also like to use the Carve SOP instead of Ends SOP when building new geoemtry from edges of incoming objects.
See the attached file for a clean single edge result along with an example of sweeping a custom profile along each backbone with controlled orientation to get a metal frame composed of “I” beams.
Hope this gives you a few ideas.
H12 makes it pretty simple to get rid of shared edges with the new Poly Doctor SOP. I also like to use the Carve SOP instead of Ends SOP when building new geoemtry from edges of incoming objects.
See the attached file for a clean single edge result along with an example of sweeping a custom profile along each backbone with controlled orientation to get a metal frame composed of “I” beams.
Hope this gives you a few ideas.
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