Applied Houdini Rigids VI – Advanced Chains
Release date:2017, October
Author:STEVEN KNIPPING
Skill level:Advanced
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
In Rigids VI, we’ll learn how to create fast, stable, and easily art directable chains that can be used for all kinds of situations. Common pitfalls of naive approaches will be discussed while demonstrating advanced constraint chaining, positioning, and orienting techniques to overcome them. Once created, we’ll strategically break the chain links and their constraints. Other topics include creating and understanding a hinge constraint, having a bunch of coins fall out of the safe, and some fun approaches to making magical lighting and particle effects! And as always, many production-ready tips and tricks to streamline the whole process will also be implemented.
01 – Introduction
02 – Safe simulation
01. Scene setup
02. Pieces setup
03. Glue constraints
04. Hinge constraints
05. Hinge refinement
06. Trigger setup
03 – Create chain
01. Proxy link
02. Draw chain
03. Move out
04. Refine path
05. Optional fun
04 – Constraint chain
01. Why
02. The case for cones
03. Cone twist setup (Updated)
04. Chain setup
05. Cone demo
06. Orienting constraints
07. Improving movement
08. Improving the joints
09. Final version
10. Combine with safe
05 – HQ links
01. Create link
02. Replace simulation
06 – Break chains
01. Setup cutters
02. Fracture links
03. Clean up constraints
04. Bring it all together – Updated
05. Smart caching
07 – Materials and rendering
01. Ground plane
02. Lights and renderer
03. Metal materials
08 – Magical lighting
01. Setup geometry
02. Geometry light
03. Quick particle sim
04. Particle render
09 – Coin sim
01. Coin setup
02. Collision setup
03. Sim rendering
04. Refinements
05. Review before render
10 – Conclusion
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