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Houdini Indie and Apprentice » OBJ's combined in file dialog
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Turn off “Show sequences as one entry” checkbox, then choose your OBJ file. Houdini detects the number in the filename and thinks it's a sequence by default.
Houdini Indie and Apprentice » objects id for after effects?
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The general consensus is that After Effect open EXR is broken. As of CC 2015 Adobe has not updated any of the 3D Channel tools to work with modern file formats. Another case of legacy rot within the After Effects effects system.
So people say use Nuke instead of After Effects.
You can view that the Op_Id is being exported correctly by simply bringing in one of your outputted EXR file into the Houdini COPs system. There you can use a luma key node to isolate the Op_Id for the object. In order to find the actual Op_Id of any object CTRL-Click on it in the render view when it has no material assigned (what a drag, CTRL-Click pops up a Mantra dialog instead Pixel Information if an actual material is assigned.)
So the work around would be to render out your EXR files with Op_Id, bring them back into Houdini and key out the object IDs using the lumakey node. Follow that up with a ROP Output Driver to write the keyed object back out in an After Effects friendly format such as PNG or JPG. Then you can use them as animated mattes over the master render sequence.
So people say use Nuke instead of After Effects.
You can view that the Op_Id is being exported correctly by simply bringing in one of your outputted EXR file into the Houdini COPs system. There you can use a luma key node to isolate the Op_Id for the object. In order to find the actual Op_Id of any object CTRL-Click on it in the render view when it has no material assigned (what a drag, CTRL-Click pops up a Mantra dialog instead Pixel Information if an actual material is assigned.)
So the work around would be to render out your EXR files with Op_Id, bring them back into Houdini and key out the object IDs using the lumakey node. Follow that up with a ROP Output Driver to write the keyed object back out in an After Effects friendly format such as PNG or JPG. Then you can use them as animated mattes over the master render sequence.
Edited by Enivob - June 26, 2016 12:05:55
Technical Discussion » hou.hscriptExpression() not take arguments right
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Here is how you can fetch and set parameters directly in Python without using HScript.
my_node = "/obj/geo2/carve1"
current_value = my_node.parm("valve")
current_value += 1
my_node.parm("valve").set(current_value)
Edited by Enivob - June 24, 2016 13:25:57
Houdini Learning Materials » Group SOP selection pattern
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The simplest way is to simply make your selection then click the group icon on the shelf. If you don't want to edit the numbers in the group pattern field then simply throw the entire node away, remake your selection and click the button again.
Have you watched the video on selection?
https://vimeo.com/113102820 [vimeo.com]
Have you watched the video on selection?
https://vimeo.com/113102820 [vimeo.com]
Technical Discussion » Sweep transform using attributes
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There is some info here on various attributes and their explicit types.
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini15.0/copy/instanceattrs [sidefx.com]
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini15.0/copy/instanceattrs [sidefx.com]
Houdini Learning Materials » New to Houdini
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Inside the pyro_sim network you will find a source_density node.
You can animate the Activation from 1 to 0 to turn off the sourcing into the simulation.
You can also animate the Scale Source Volume parameter from 1 to 0 to reduce the volume over time.
The pyrosolver1 node contains a Bouncy Lift value under the Simulation tab. This controls how fast the smoke rises and the Bouncy Dir controls which direction the smoke will travel in. Kind of like a hard coded wind or anti-gravity.
You can animate the Activation from 1 to 0 to turn off the sourcing into the simulation.
You can also animate the Scale Source Volume parameter from 1 to 0 to reduce the volume over time.
The pyrosolver1 node contains a Bouncy Lift value under the Simulation tab. This controls how fast the smoke rises and the Bouncy Dir controls which direction the smoke will travel in. Kind of like a hard coded wind or anti-gravity.
Edited by Enivob - June 23, 2016 16:39:49
Technical Discussion » how to control density range without Attribute Bias
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Just don't go all the way to black with your color. Instead of black choose grey then move to black. Then you will get some points in that grey region as well. Make sure to set your Density Attribute inside the Scatter node to Cd, it defaults to density.
Edited by Enivob - June 23, 2016 16:31:19
Houdini Learning Materials » Two fluids interactions
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Yancy's videos on fluid setup might help. He deals with two different fluids.
https://vimeo.com/105533156 [vimeo.com]
https://vimeo.com/105533156 [vimeo.com]
Technical Discussion » Sweep transform using attributes
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You can place attributes inside an attribute wrangle to control the sweep orientation or other transforms.
Edited by Enivob - June 23, 2016 10:29:06
Houdini Lounge » First commercial done in Houdini
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It looks great. I stopped it several times to examine those snow renderings.
What was your final render size? 1920x1080?
How long did each frame take to render, and I guess I am interested in what Mantra settings you used to achieve such a clean look. There is very little noise.
What was your final render size? 1920x1080?
How long did each frame take to render, and I guess I am interested in what Mantra settings you used to achieve such a clean look. There is very little noise.
Houdini Indie and Apprentice » New Houdini Indie v 15.5 Mac OS X 10.11 freezes on save as .hip
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I am using Houdini 15.5 on my MacMINI running El Capitan so I don't think it is OSX related. Your machine seems to be up to spec for video card. The only other thing you might want to try is to run Disk Utility and check your disk for problems. A lockup on save might still be related to a bad sector on the disk.
Can you do a save on the default empty scene?
Maybe try saving to a USB drive just as a test..?
Do you have any strange non-english characters in your system user name?
Can you do a save on the default empty scene?
Maybe try saving to a USB drive just as a test..?
Do you have any strange non-english characters in your system user name?
Edited by Enivob - June 11, 2016 08:57:23
Houdini Learning Materials » how to cache a Cloud Fx
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You can convert the cloud to a VDB then use a file node to import the resulting file. This should help performance and lock in your cloud as a single frame object.
Edited by Enivob - June 10, 2016 09:23:41
Technical Discussion » Adjust Normal Direction?
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This thread has some discussion on the topic of adding normals to curves for orientation purposes.
http://forums.odforce.net/topic/26254-object-along-curve-with-correct-orientation-in-sops/#comment-152387 [forums.odforce.net]
Also…
http://forums.odforce.net/topic/26259-fixing-overlapping-geometry-after-sweep/ [forums.odforce.net]
http://forums.odforce.net/topic/26254-object-along-curve-with-correct-orientation-in-sops/#comment-152387 [forums.odforce.net]
Also…
http://forums.odforce.net/topic/26259-fixing-overlapping-geometry-after-sweep/ [forums.odforce.net]
Edited by Enivob - June 10, 2016 09:14:30
Houdini Learning Materials » velocity attributes
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Instead of typing in the Velocity fields use code in the VEX window. Also remember to enable the popvelocity node, in your screen shot you have it turned off.
Adjust multiplier as needed.
Adjust multiplier as needed.
v = set(@v.x*0.1,@v.y,@v.z*0.1);
Edited by Enivob - June 10, 2016 09:11:23
Houdini Indie and Apprentice » New Houdini Indie v 15.5 Mac OS X 10.11 freezes on save as .hip
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Many low-end Macs don't meet the minimum requirements to run Houdini. Can you post your hardware specs? For instance you need a non-intel graphics card with at least 2Gb of vRam to run Houdini.
Houdini Indie and Apprentice » animating "anti-aliased flow noise"
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The $FF variable is not available in the VOPs context. However, it is piped in as a global named Time that you can route directly to flow. Throw in a multiply or divide math node and you can re-construct the typed expression as a node setup.
Edited by Enivob - June 10, 2016 09:01:33
Houdini Lounge » Does Houdini 15 steal focus on Windows?
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It also happens on OSX so upgrading to a new OS probably won't fix an application bug.
Houdini Learning Materials » Flat Tank render Issues
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Glad it works, but I think you are also on to something about the file extension. If you are using Apprentice or Indie it changes the file extensions behind the scenes but does not update the fields that reference those files.
Houdini Learning Materials » Flat Tank render Issues
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Houdini Indie and Apprentice » popsolver1 node causing particles to become black
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It may be related to your graphics hardware. Go ahead and put your machine specs in your signature.
Also press the D-KEY while your mouse is over the 3D window to bring up the display options. Make sure you have HDR rendering under the Effects tab enabled.
Also press the D-KEY while your mouse is over the 3D window to bring up the display options. Make sure you have HDR rendering under the Effects tab enabled.
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