Rigging in Houdini is phenomenal.
getting an animator to work in Houdini is another thing entirely. while it's perfectly possible to make a decent ui for your animators, they will still be hamstrung by the viewport speed and painful interaction/fcurve tools. expect hissy fits and dummy spitting.. -- Jon Swindells [email protected] On Mon, Mar 31, 2014, at 12:36 PM, Mirko Jankovic wrote: Zbrush + retopo is basically part of a lot of workflows. Also modeling seems to be least app dependent part of production. Fun start with rigging and animation. How's that? On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Angus Davidson <[1][email protected]> wrote: Houdini is not what I would call a great character modeller just yet. Most people who seem to be planning to put Houdini as the main part of the pipeline are looking at something Like Modo / Zbrush for the modelling Kind regards Angus On 2014/03/31, 11:20 AM, "David Saber" <[2][email protected]> wrote: >A question for Houdini users: >My main concern is characters. From modeling to texturing to rigging to >animating, that's what I'm most interested in when I use a 3D app. In >this perspective, is Houdini the right way to go? >David <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table> References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected]
