Mike Abbott
Mike_A
About Me
Generalist 3D freelancer with many years experience in 3D modelling, technical and concept visualisation and 3D / 2D compositing.
Also highly experienced certified trainer in Photoshop, After Effects and PremierePro.
EXPERTISE
Generalist
Houdini Skills
ADVANCED
Procedural Modeling
INTERMEDIATE
Environments | Digital Assets | Animation | Lighting | VEX
Availability
I am available for Freelance Work
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Recent Forum Posts
Display Points in the viewport Oct. 7, 2026, 7:27 a.m.
I've never fully got my head around the display options myself - too many combinations, but here are a couple of thoughts:
1. Would 'Ghost other objects' rather than 'Show all objects' be better for you?
2. Have a look at Display options > Markers. Alongside the various options you have the 'eye' icon which is actually a dropdown menu. You've got a few options in there such as 'selected only' and 'Area around cursor'. Do they help?
1. Would 'Ghost other objects' rather than 'Show all objects' be better for you?
2. Have a look at Display options > Markers. Alongside the various options you have the 'eye' icon which is actually a dropdown menu. You've got a few options in there such as 'selected only' and 'Area around cursor'. Do they help?
New H22 icons Oct. 2, 2026, 6:48 p.m.
We're not the only ones: 118 likes on r/Houdini for "I love H22, but the new UI is a step backwards"
...with the big issue being the icons. I really hope Sidefx is taking note of this.
...with the big issue being the icons. I really hope Sidefx is taking note of this.
It seems like there are fewer and fewer commercial tutorials Sept. 21, 2026, 4:20 p.m.
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Have you seen what SFX are featuring on their Youtube channel these days ? According to them, the best way to do stuff in Houdini now is to ...
I think that is quite some distortion.