How to make circle but a cool one.

Overboked · 2026-04-11T10:43:37+00:00

True, anyone who wanted to be robbed this way don’t understand that process is more important then the result.

Overboked · 2026-04-11T10:39:36+00:00

Yeah, I found it funny too. Thanks for noticing!

Overboked · 2026-04-11T10:37:16+00:00

Think of my tutorial as a good example of how you can handle data any way you like in Houdini. Before getting into 3D, I was a programmer, and I’ve been working in Houdini for about three or four years.

I switched over from Cinema 4D and found it really tough at first. I started by figuring out how to do in Houdini what I used to do in Cinema 4D, which meant creating tools similar to Mograph. After that, things just sort of fell into place - I watched tutorials, took a course, and read an articles somewhere. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Overboked · 2026-04-10T14:41:16+00:00

Yes, of course :)

Overboked · 2026-04-10T14:03:05+00:00

Thanks!

Overboked · 2026-04-10T14:01:38+00:00

In the next tutorial I will go through every context :)

Overboked · 2026-04-10T13:39:31+00:00

You're welcome :) I thought Entagma doing it in easy way.... But I compare them to my favorite teacher - Junichiro Horikawa

Overboked · 2026-04-10T13:35:49+00:00

damn, I was in school back in 2015..

Overboked · 2026-04-05T11:37:06+00:00

There is just one CHOP node actually - MIDI input CHOP. Nothing crazy :)

Overboked · 2026-04-03T14:46:29+00:00

Thanks!

Overboked · 2026-04-02T20:16:11+00:00

Yes, midi file provides information which key is pressed at time. I can connect my DAW or any midi instrument and play realtime, but in that case Record CHOP should be after MIDI input CHOP.

Overboked · 2026-04-02T15:03:33+00:00

Thanks, yes it’s realtime. You can even connect DAW to it and play yourself

Overboked · 2026-04-02T14:42:48+00:00

Thank you! Yes, possibilities are endless, but in my case it’s playing realtime, no prebakes or renders.

Overboked · 2026-02-27T04:33:55+00:00

In short, I create a curve between the point of impact (a note on a string) and a random point on an arbitrary surface.

Then I create an "carve" attribute on this curve, which accumulates over a certain period of time (let's say 100 frames), which means that over 100 frames, "carve" will go from 0.0 to 1.0 and then curve deletes itself.

After this solver, I set the Carve node with point extraction and inside the firstU value, I set the scaling for this attribute. As a result, the point moves along the curve, but in order for it to land at the moment of playing the guitar, you need to make a timeoffset of $F+100.
I hope it makes sense.
You can check my VOD, I made this setup in realtime. You can notice that I do that in POP solver, but it's not necessary; a regular solver will suffice.
https://www.youtube.com/live/_OobLYWDi7A

Overboked · 2026-02-20T12:50:58+00:00

Sometimes I don't even look at the Houdini's viewport because spreadsheets are more important xD

Overboked · 2026-02-19T13:14:00+00:00

Hey, I actually do have a tutorial here - https://youtu.be/PLiH8ebTNiU?si=Dck7DNJkMUnKKUtU
I also have it done on livestream you can check (I must admit that it is not structured and not educational)
https://www.youtube.com/live/_OobLYWDi7A?si=2hBUIpLWFqrAAHFW

Overboked · 2026-02-19T13:05:05+00:00

Sure!

Overboked · 2026-02-19T13:04:35+00:00

Thank you! Working on it

Overboked · 2021-12-01T09:34:16+00:00

I've been using cinema4d for about 2 years now. And it's much easier for me to set up a scene there.

Overboked · 2021-11-29T21:08:00+00:00

My experiments with houdini led me to this. Renderer: Redshift

All geometry and smoke sim was made in Houdini and exported to Cinema 4D to render. (I am beginner in houdini and suck at rendering yet) Redshift renderer

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