Hello All.
I have been using houdini for sometime now and have become pretty decent at modelling in houdini now.
But now to learn the other aspects of Houdini I am very unclear as to what I should do.
I have downloaded the entire set of video tutorials,the online browser,the online pdfs(legacy materials),every 3d buzz vtm….
But I just dont know in what order I should take them all.
I opened up Vtm issue 1 from 3dbuzz and all seemed fine till I I opened up issue 2.I mmediately there was a rigged skeleton and I have no idea how to create that.
Similarly a number of tutorial videos are hosted without their support files(since I dont have the version 5 cd) and I am unable to follow them.
I am


VERRRRRRRRRy EXASPERATED.
Please anybody who has done these tutorials,give me some advice as to what order I should be following.
I am in India and as far as I know there are no users of houdini to my knowledge

Any help is welcome

Cheers
Lanchka

hey lanchka

its very difficult to draw a road map on something like this, because the program is a tough one to learn, and it is said to have a steep learning curve, so to try identify one specific video or order of videos to watch is pretty futile.

i would certainly go though the vtms of 3d buzz, then there are alot of videos off sidefx's site, then go through the pdf's.

also try follow the forum conversations, on sidefx and odforce,because one picks up alot of help just from the questions.
not only should u see the latest conversations, but also try read up older ones, with more replies.
i've learned most of what i know in forum conversations and old discussions.

its hard not to be in a learning environment, being isolated in india, however the internet is awesome and although u may not get ur answers immidiately, with patience, u can pretty much learn anything u want to know out of the program.

the sad thing is, u normally dont get into the really juicy bits.
try give ur self a couple of months with the tool, and u'll find that the harder vtms become quiet simple after ur foundation of the tool expands.

so in a nutshell, sidefx's videos–> 3d buzz videos, and then pdfs. and inbetween all of this, as much reading on the forums as possible.

anyways

im sure ill check u around.
all the best

aracid

i just want to chime in here and backup aracid in his comments as i really think his advice is quite solid.

that's about all i have to add

Hi Lanchka

What the guys have said is 100% correct. I would add start thinking of little projects, or if you see somthing (in a movie, online etc) and try to replicate it, then you will drive yourself through the software, tutes, help to find the solution.
Houdini and the Houdini community thrives on probelm solving, so even if you hit a problem, you will find someone who has done that, or you will find someone who you have excited by your challange.

Good luck

Thank you all for the replies.
Will follow what u have said.

Cheers
Lanchka