This is an introduction to Material Based Destruction in Houdini 18.  


Houdini 18 has introduced many exciting new tools to make destruction workflow faster and more efficient.  This tutorial covers:

  • Using the RBD Material Fracture Node
  • Using multiple constraint types
  • Creating constraints procedurally
  • Fracturing glass efficiently
  • Managing your network for efficiency
  • Inspecting and visualizing attributes 
  • Debugging issues

The tutorial is available here.  

NOTE:  You will need the support materials available here.

CREATED BY

mrCatfish
SEAN LEWKIW

I have almost 30 years of VFX production experience as a VFX Supervisor, DFX Supervisor, CG Supervisor and Houdini FX artist. My credits include Lord of the Rings, Superman Returns, Golden Compass, Watchmen, Mazerunner, and many many more, and stints at Weta, DNEG, Method, Framestore, Cinesite and others. Please see my IMDB profile at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507909/ I have extensive teaching experience as both Lead FX Instructor at Lostboys School of VFX in Montreal, and I am currently Head of CG for Onboarding (new hire training) at Cinesite. I focus on the fundamentals, so that you understand what you are doing and why you are doing it -- that you can take what you learned and actually use it to create new content. I have also been using Houdini since its inception, way way back in the before days. I still love what I do and hope to keep on doing it for many years to come!

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COMMENTS

  • Jorge Diaz 5 years, 8 months ago  | 

    I see the lost boys logo, I click, I akm a simple man

    • Glenn Butler 5 years, 8 months ago  | 

      Click on the orange "here" in "The tutorial is available here", if that is what you are asking. ;)

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