Hello everyone,

I am a new user signed in and I had a question that i would like to start

learning Houdini..but I dont know where to start the journey from..

Being an effects artist I feel Houdini will be the rite choice to create

complex effects..

Thankyou..

Akshay.. :wink:

The first step is to learn how to find answers. The built in documentation for Houdini is a good reference. Searching the forums also turns up the following

Learning Houdini…No, really… learning Houdini [sidefx.com]
New to Houdini… [sidefx.com]

MCronin has a good FAQ at 3DBuzz.
The Houdini Apprentice FAQ [3dbuzz.com]

Also check out the Learning Link on this page. There are links to tutorials and other resources.

Wolfwood
MCronin has a good FAQ at 3DBuzz.
The Houdini Apprentice FAQ [3dbuzz.com]

Gosh! I've never seen this, lots of useful info!

BTW:

3DBuzz FAQ
Everytime I do anyhting in Houdini, the GUI and all the icons redraw themselves, and I can't continue working until they stop…

This is a problem with consumer level video cards. The solution is to stow the tool bars. The interface may still redraw slowly when changing editors, but once in an editor, Houdini should be very responsive. All the tools in the bar can be accessed much easier through the tab menu and hot keys.

I'm fixing above problem on my ATI mobility with this glob. var.:
HOUDINI_OGL_DBL_BUFFER_FIX = 1

get THE MAGIC OF HOUDINI book by Will Cunningham, is great, I just got it and I can't leave it a lone is great, get you deep fast and easy, a great way to learn houdini.

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get THE MAGIC OF HOUDINI book by Will Cunningham, is great, I just got it and I can't leave it a lone is great, get you deep fast and easy, a great way to learn houdini.

True, true…