from Jeff @ sidefx <<paste>>
First thing, set your desktop to “Technical”. This gives you the folder view on the left hand side. A Houdini scene is actually composed of network folders and objects inside those networks. You can traverse these folders with the network pane. Folders are associated with a network type. We have acronyms for the network types and the nodes inside these networks. Object = Object type nodes in an Object type folder. These Object nodes allow you build transform constraint hierarchies. Geometry type Object nodes contain SOP nodes that construct and modify geometry that inherit any transforms at the object level. SOPs = Surface OPerators or geometry nodes that are inside an object folder. These are used to construct and modify geometry. Any kind of geometry from polygons to volumes. DOPs = Dynamic OPerators or simulation/solver nodes that are used to construct simulations. Simulations read in geometry from SOPs and passes this data in to the DOP solvers. SHOP = SHading Operators are materials that represent a shader to apply to geometry. Some are hard coded with vex and others are folders that you can dive in to and modify the VOPs inside. VOPs = Vector OPerators inside VOP network nodes are used for everything from building shaders to modifying geometry, volumes, pixels, and more. VEX = Vector Expression Language. The code language used to write shaders. VOPs are wrappers around VEX code snippets. CVEX = Context agnostic Vector Expression Language. This has replaced all the VEX specific contexts throughout Houdini. It is a generalized language that uses the same environment and functions anywhere inside Houdini. COPs = Composite OPerators in composite type folders. Used in image compositing operations. ROPs = Render OPerators in side ROP Output directories which are used to create render output dependency graphs for automating output of any type of data and for triggering external processes like rendering. Commonly used to generate sequences of geometry, simulation data and trigger Render tasks that generates sequences of images to disk. CHOPs = CHannel OPerators used to create and modify any type of raw channel data from motion to audio and everything in between. Most users safely ignore the CHOP context, and so can you, for now. Put it on the “get to it later” list when learning Houdini. But definitely keep it on the list. All these folder types and node types are clearly indicated inside the Tree View you get up by default with the Technical Desktop. I highly recommend anyone new to Houdini to get used to working with the Tree view as you can see everything in the scene without diving in and out all over the place. What makes these acronyms so important is that you can communicate ideas much quicker without any ambiguity with your fellow Houdini co-workers. This is known as “Houdini Speak”. We have stripped many acronyms from the docs but the fact that they still exist and get used all the time speaks volumes to their usefulness. If you ever speak with me, I use acronyms full stop and expect to hear them right back. Just putting that out there. On 12 January 2017 at 13:53, Chris Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > vop dop!? > > On 12 January 2017 at 13:40, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'll do it in dops because it's trickier, but I'll set it up in vops just >> because it's closer to ICE >> >> Skickat från min iPhone >> >> 12 jan. 2017 kl. 13:30 skrev Olivier Jeannel <[email protected]>: >> >> I'd be interrested ! >> is this vop based, or dop ? >> >> 2017-01-12 14:28 GMT+01:00 <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Yeah, you need to think a bit different in Houdini, but I could do a tut >>> about mimicking state machines if someone is interested. >>> >>> Skickat från min iPhone >>> >>> 12 jan. 2017 kl. 13:05 skrev Jonathan Moore <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> For those of us who are keen to switch to something that has some >>>> similarities to ICE, is there a way of doing some tutorials of the basics >>>> of >>>> simple effects done in ICE remade in Houdini? >>> >>> >>> Chris, you should take a look at the Jumpstart series over at HelloLuxx. >>> Adam Swaab is a great tutor who guides you through your learning path >>> without ever being condescending. There's a promotion on at the moment with >>> discounts of up to 50%. Vol.7 (currently 30% off) deals specifically with >>> VOPS which is the closest thing to ICE in Houdini but I'd also recommend you >>> pick up the bundle of the first 4 volumes (currently 50% off) as this covers >>> a lot of key principles of the Houdini UX, which are helpful for someone >>> transitioning from ICE. >>> >>> There's a ton of free tutorials available but the benefit of Adam's stuff >>> is that it's structured as a 'learning path'. You could get away with >>> skipping Vol's 5&6, as once you understand the foundations there's better >>> paid material available for Pyro and Fluids - specifically thinking of the >>> Steve Knipping 'Applied Dynamics' series over at CGCircuit. Steve's an ILM >>> TD and a great communicator/teacher too (the downside is that his courses >>> aren't the cheapest but they're still more reasonable than the likes of >>> cmiVFX, fxPHD and CGSociety). He made Vol.1 of his Destruction series >>> available for free on Vimeo; it's a great indicator to his approach to >>> teaching and the quality of his other course. Steve's great at explaining >>> the 'why' as well as the 'how'. That added context aids retention and deeper >>> understanding of Houdini as an integrated system. >>> >>> https://vimeo.com/185820853 >>> >>> http://helloluxx.com/product-tag/adam-swaab/ >>> >>> https://www.cgcircuit.com/browsepage.php >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12 January 2017 at 12:27, Olivier Jeannel <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Not everything, but yeah State Machine is something I try to reproduce >>>> in popvop but some easy features are missing such as "get time in state" >>>> and >>>> other nodes that gave the age of the particle relative to the moment it >>>> entered the stage. >>>> >>>> 2017-01-12 12:45 GMT+01:00 Cristobal Infante <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> I could you show a similar setup in Houdini, but I am nowhere as >>>>> eloquent as the MASTER Bradley Gabe... >>>>> >>>>> Also you must forget everything you know (state >>>>> Machines, bla bla). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 11:34, Chris Marshall >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> indeed! >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12 January 2017 at 11:17, Rob Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> IMHO one of the best tutorials for ICE that got me fired up back in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the day with that 'aha' moment was Brad Gabe's "An artist tour >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Production primer" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 8 years ago. wowsers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 12 January 2017 at 11:06, Olivier Jeannel <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > Hi Chris, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > I've already posted this, but since you're talking about : >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > https://vimeo.com/158037926 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > 2017-01-12 12:03 GMT+01:00 <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Hi Chris, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> That it what I'm trying to do with the Xsi to Houdini videos. Is >>>>>>> >> there >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> something in particular you were thinking about? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Cheers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Skickat från min iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> 12 jan. 2017 kl. 10:17 skrev Chris Marshall >>>>>>> >> <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> For those of us who are keen to switch to something that has some >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> similarities to ICE, is there a way of doing some tutorials of the >>>>>>> >> basics of >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> simple effects done in ICE remade in Houdini? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> On 12 January 2017 at 00:11, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> Thanks, suggestions are welcomed :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> 11 jan. 2017 kl. 22:45 skrev Olivier Jeannel >>>>>>> >>> <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> Really super, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> wrote you a little request ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> 2016-12-29 0:02 GMT+01:00 javier gonzalez >>>>>>> >>> <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Good timing!!! Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> 2016-12-28 17:19 GMT-05:00, nikaragua86 <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> > great! thank you for sharing! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> > 2016-12-29 0:58 GMT+03:00 <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> For the people who are switching to Houdini, I've created a >>>>>>> >>>> >> tutorial >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> blog >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> where I've posted some short quick start tutorials to get you >>>>>>> >>>> >> going. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> Only >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> a >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> few so far, but more will come later. I hope you'll find >>>>>>> >>>> >> them >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> useful. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> http://shortandsweet3d.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> Cheers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> Mikael >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> >>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> >>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Chris Marshall >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Mint Motion Limited >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> 029 20 37 27 57 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> 07730 533 115 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> www.mintmotion.co.uk >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> www.dot3d.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> >> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> >> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> > [email protected] with >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to >>>>>>> [email protected] with "unsubscribe" in the >>>>>>> subject, >>>>>>> and reply to confirm. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Chris Marshall >>>>>> Mint Motion Limited >>>>>> 029 20 37 27 57 >>>>>> 07730 533 115 >>>>>> www.mintmotion.co.uk >>>>>> www.dot3d.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------ >>>>>> >>>>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------ >>>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > -- > Chris Marshall > Mint Motion Limited > 029 20 37 27 57 > 07730 533 115 > www.mintmotion.co.uk > www.dot3d.com > > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. ------ Softimage Mailing List. 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