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Learn how to work with Copernicus in Houdini and explore its powerful tools for procedural texture creation, pattern generation, and simulation. This beginner friendly course introduces the core concepts of Copernicus through practical examples, helping you understand its unique capabilities and get comfortable working in the COPs context.

You’ll also explore geometry rasterization, working in texture and 3D space, and creating custom simulations. By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid foundation in Copernicus and the skills to create textures from scratch, build procedural patterns, and experiment with creative simulation techniques.

CREATED BY

PArcara09
PETER ARCARA

SideFX Training Lead

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COMMENTS

  • knockflakes 1 day, 13 hours ago  | 

    Wow! This is great! Thänx a lot for this super useful tutorials! I am starting to love copernicus :)

  • terry_williams 1 day, 13 hours ago  | 

    This is amazing! been waiting for a course like this, thanks peter!

  • Victor_Cochelet 1 day, 6 hours ago  | 

    Great tutorial series as always, thank you! Copernicus is a really impressive feature in Houdini.

    That said, I think a lot of people would benefit hugely from a similar course series on KineFX/APEX. It's a really important topic, but as a Maya user I find it very hard to get into, even though I can feel how much potential it has. I suspect it could be significantly more powerful for rigging than Bifrost rigging in Maya.

    Many riggers need exactly this, and it would be amazing if SideFX produced more courses and tutorials on KineFX/APEX. Getting this information straight from the source would be incredibly valuable.

    Thanks again for this series!

  • sm909 1 day, 2 hours ago  | 

    amazing, thanks!

  • SteveKabuye 1 day, 2 hours ago  | 

    You guys are the best! This is the COPS tutorial series we have been waiting for....way to go!

  • freddymaze98 21 hours, 10 minutes ago  | 

    I was waiting for this!

  • Mike_A 16 hours, 4 minutes ago  | 

    Great work as always Peter - many thanks!

  • IvovanRoij 9 hours, 19 minutes ago  | 

    Thanks Peter!

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