Gilbert Avezaat

Hi,

Welcome to the exciting world of Houdini. I don't have any tips for you about entering the vfx world. Because i'm more like a hobbyist. But you can go to https://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki/Houdini.html [www.tokeru.com] for some great beginner tutorials.
If you look in the Houdini drop-down there are also more advanced tutorials.
And https://entagma.com/ [entagma.com] has loads of more advanced stuff.
And for some pro level Vex (programming) you can go to https://pragmatic-vfx.com/ [pragmatic-vfx.com]

And as a side note. don't be shy to use co-pilot. It can help you with some simple tasks. Like creating a patch off grass.

Thanks,

Yes, and that is the hardest part. The loose shape.
And after the sim you choose the frame and connect the solver to the clean node.(both yellow)
And then follow the steps.
As a side note. The knotsLibrary digital asset in the project does not work. That is due to the filenames in the file nodes.
They are pointing to a path that does not exist. So if you want to create a digital asset. Remove the filenames and keep them locked.

ohw and feel free to use this. I will release more assets of my ship project in the nearby future. If i will ever finish it

Hi,

Here is the Houdini file for people wanting to try this. I have added notes by each node to explain the use.
It's a bit rudimentary but it will suffice for some experimentation.


And also a image where i use the knots.

BTW the deformation of the knots on the sail is due to the attribute noise applied after i attached the knots. (is temporary)

kind regards