TKramer

Hello guys,

first off: thanks for all your messages so far, very much appreciated


@rafaels:
it depends on the learning curve. When I can do simple things quite easy then it's fine. I do not need explosions and accurate physics. When you use diagrams for visualizing some concepts then simplicity is usually key. A database is a cylinder, some components are just boxes, etc.
Having said this, it would be still nice to have nice shadow effects and shadings. But seminars and some tutorials would look so much nicer with 3D animations.

I will have a look at the other software packages as well…. thanks for the tips

What is 2.5D ?

@ndickson
some template libraries would be very helpful then, thanks.

maybe this is something where sidefx should think about as well: some simpler version of houdini, expecially for animated 3D diagrams.
If it is easy to generate these little animations then maybe more and more people would do it….. could be a market

any idea what I can use then instead?

Hello,

I am trying to ‘pimp up’ my presentations and I am looking for an easy way to generate 3D scenes and videos. I am usually using simple block diagrams and simple animations to visualize data flow. E.g. to visualize how a sorting algorithms works, load balancing, fault tolerance, etc.

Until now I am using mainly Powerpoint and sometimes Adobe Illustrator. But for 3D scenes and animations i cannot use these applications.

a) is Houdini the right tool for doing something like that?
b) can I export static scenes to illustrator?
c) how can i integrate videos, animated with Houdini, within my slideshows? Can I start them as separate videos? or is the export format to complicated?
d) is it possible to generate animated gifs in the end?

I am completely new here, therefore some of my questions might not make any sense…. I would be still happy about some answers

all the best

TKramer