[Houdini]Tools & Plugins & Tutorials & Examples Notes

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Houdini Tools

Houdini Digital Assets (HDA)

Digital Assets for Houdini FX
https://github.com/Aeoll/Aelib
https://www.nicholas-taylor.com/

Game Development

A series of Houdini shelf tools that are geared towards game developers!
https://github.com/sideeffects/GameDevelopmentToolset

Houdini Tutorials

Tutorials - Tricks & Tips

Houdini 5 Tips and Tricks Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNoYJ7iKoCw
Houdini 5 Tips and Tricks Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLj4KC_1QcY

Tutorials - Basic (for beginner)

Houdini Basics Tutorial | 5+ Hours of Free Lessons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4N6O31jXNU

Understanding Lines, Curves and Edges in Houdini 19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i28wjxlRZKs

Houdini Beginner Tutorial | Improved Shortest Path Growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXbz0TZz-e0

Beginner Tutorials - TIMJ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSu8YG4bgZvBQIzjABIMql0JWc77-qQhH

How to Create Edge Loops | Houdini 19.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8BlyWO38LI

Tutorials - Comprehensive in Houdini Tutorials

WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS, THE ULTIMATE FX & CG LEARNING RESOURCE
https://www.rebelway.net/learn

VFX Grace (Recommended)
https://vfxgrace.gumroad.com/

Steven Knipping (Recommended)
https://www.cgcircuit.com/instructor/steven.knipping
http://www.appliedhoudini.com/about

Howdini101 - Master the Fundamentals
https://gumroad.com/l/howdini101

A 20 day program, each day aiming to be between 5 and 30 minutes plus exercises.
https://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki/index.php?title=JoyOfVex
Houdini Getting Started
https://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki/index.php?title=HoudiniGettingStarted

POST APOCALYPTIC RUINS FOR UE4
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/post-apocalyptic-ruins-for-ue4/

Houdini Tutorial Bundle: All In One (Stars, VOP, Clouds, Mantra Shading) (Recommended)
https://osong.gumroad.com/l/QTThb
Houdini Attributes and VOPs Workshop
https://gumroad.com/l/UJrDN

Adrien Lambert
https://adrienlambert.gumroad.com/

MIX Training makes PROFESSIONAL Courses and is an amazing training community with the only goal to help you succeed, we provide the tools and the support to get you to that dream job or project goal faster.(Recommended)
https://www.mixtrn.com/
Houdini Engine to Unreal Engine Workflow. Make Procedural Assets to accelerate content creation for Unreal Engine Using Houdini the amazing procedural tools found in Houdini.
https://www.mixtrn.com/houdini-engine-to-unreal-engine-workflow

Professional Houdini Courses & Resources
https://www.cgforge.com/courses

Studio FX Workflows (Week #1 Lessons) Rebelway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5c8g9gEV8

Ultimate FX in Houdini. Electric FX, Volumes, Particles, Destruction, Environments, Lighting, Compositing & more! All the tools you need to deliver high quality shots.
https://voxyde.com/ultimate-fx-in-houdini/

Tutorials - Fragments in Houdini Tutorials

We found 45 of our favorite Houdini tutorials on the web. These VFX Lessons are perfect for learning Houdini basics and advanced FX training.
https://www.rebelway.net/houdini-tutorials

STUDIO ORIENTED HOUDINI TRAINING
https://gumroad.com/timvfx

Houdini tutorials, UE4, game dev.
https://gumroad.com/rart

Realistic Tree Simulations in Houdini
https://80.lv/articles/realistic-tree-simulations-in-houdini-m9/

Introduction to Houdini 17:Particles
https://www.yiihuu.cc/c/8007

Stroke-it - 3D Oil Painting in Houdini
https://gumroad.com/l/strokeit

SideFX houdini / Mineral - Tutorial series
https://gumroad.com/l/fLZAR

Texturing and Baking combined
https://gumroad.com/l/aUsu

VFX Studio Oriented / NEBULA
https://gumroad.com/l/CVEXNebula

why i like houdini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJto0GinXUI&list=PLMEqHqZdu6uPLOixM6cNfPpnhIYRnTQrc

FX Mayhem - 102 - Teaser
https://www.cgcircuit.com/course/fx-mayhem---101---introduction-to-axiom

How to make a Flamethrower in Houdini and Arnold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrcitW3LV2U

Meteor in Houdini and Karma | Pro Houdini Tutorial(Recommended)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wv88f1kvoY

Houdini Tops
https://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki/index.php?title=HoudiniTops

DOP Networks Examples (tokeru.com) (Recommended)
https://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki/index.php?title=HoudiniDops

Houdini Tutorial: Creating a measure distance tool (by visualize Node)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrSGLNIWI0A

Tutorials - Realtime (Unreal Engine)

Create Looping Realtime FX Using Houdini | Free Webinar Replay(Recommended)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NgNQlpmPlQ

Project Titan Tree Tool | Part 2 | Use Pivot Painter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFbrhhD7Pek
PROJECT TITAN TREE PIVOT PAINTER (Recommended)
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/project-titan-tree-pivot-painter/

Tutorials - Destruction

Total Destruction: Vol.1 Fracturing
https://www.cgcircuit.com/course/total-destruction-vol.1-fracturing
Total Destruction: Vol.2 RBD Simulations
https://www.cgcircuit.com/tutorial/total-destruction-vol.2-rbd-simulations
Total Destruction vol3: Particles
https://www.cgcircuit.com/tutorial/total-destruction-vol3-particles
Total Destruction: vol.4 Sparse Pyro
https://www.cgcircuit.com/tutorial/total-destruction-vol.4-sparse-pyro
Total Destruction vol.5: Water and Snow
https://www.cgcircuit.com/tutorial/total-destruction-vol.5-water-and-snow

Tutorials - Physics

Houdini Windchimes: Collisions to MIDI
https://whatifound.gumroad.com/l/windchimes

Tutorials - Large Scale Environment

Monsoon - Tutorial - Large Scale Environment Creation
https://gumroad.com/l/zubsE

MASTERING ENVIRONMENT CREATION IN HOUDINI
https://www.rebelway.net/mastering-environment

Tutorials - Boiling Water

Creating Boiling Potion FX in Houdini
https://80.lv/articles/creating-boiling-potion-fx-in-houdini/

Tutorials - Cloud in Houdini Tutorials

Houdini Cloud Modelling Pack
https://gumroad.com/l/mpofS

VDB Clouds MEGA BUNDLE 3 in 1 + BONUS PACK
https://gumroad.com/l/VDB_Clouds_MEGA_BUNDLE_3_in_1

Basics of Volumes in Houdini – Clouds with VOPs in Houdini part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3vjJiNBYlg

Tutorials - Ground Destruction in Houdini Tutorials

G-RIPPER - HOUDINI Ground Destruction Tool - Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzX49IXCDLA

Energy blast FX & Breakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKb3-qjXgUU

Tutorials - Grass in Houdini Tutorials

HyperGrass Vol.1 - Wild Green (Complete Edition)
https://gumroad.com/l/hyp101ce

Tutorials - VEX Tutorials

Creating Geometry With VEX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR0V4bADRxY
https://entagma.com/

Tutorials - River Simulation

River Simulation in Houdini & UE4
https://80.lv/articles/006sdf-river-simulation-with-simonschreibt/

Tutorials - Terrain Textures Generation

Generating HeightField Terrain Textures in Houdini | Alex Dracott | GDC 2018
https://vimeo.com/261901572

Tutorials - Vertex Animation

Vertex Color Based Animation Basics | Andreas Glad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGg3Vh8RZN4
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/vertex-color-based-animation-basics/

GAME TOOLS | VERTEX ANIMATION TEXTURES
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/game-tools-vertex-animation-textures/

Tutorials - Unreal Pivot Painter

Unreal Pivot Painter SOP (Recommended)
https://qiita.com/Muteriku/items/857e02ac746b091a73f3

Tutorials - Magical FX

MAGICAL COMBAT FX | UNREAL. Create a stylized cracked stone/ textures inside Houdini. Setup the stone Blueprint, material, and lights system inside UE.
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/magical-combat-fx-unreal/

Tutorials - Scatter

Houdini - How to scatter points inside a volume or on a surface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOisEGCA3zk

Advanced Scattering in Houdini 18.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7CDHwgWKVo

Tutorials - Rigging (Animation)

KineFX for Games | Luiz Kruel | Houdini 18.5 HIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcDm_irEKb0

Rigging in Houdini | Week 1 Lessons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyy9v6v0vY

Tutorials - Lightning

‘The Flash’ Slow Motion Lightning in Houdini | Pro Houdini Tutorial (Rebelway)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3mzonzSnHI

Tutorials - Visual Effects in Real Videos

Houdini FX - How to add Visual Effects in Real Videos. Learn how to add and compositing special effects and simulations with live footage
https://www.udemy.com/course/houdini-fx-how-to-add-visual-effects-in-real-videos/

Tutorials - Particles

Abstract Particles #1 - Creating The Emitter - Houdini Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdNMSTJKYMM

Tutorials - Mesh Blending

Create Seamless Blends Between Meshes | Houdini 19.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bniqHGdtZc

Procedural Tutorials

Procedural Landscape

Texturing Landscapes for Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq971v4SqNo&list=PL5V9qxkY_RnIWmjzJOpkmQ4_TSP8jSXgy

Houdini Heightfields to UnrealEngine4 Landscapes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUGRAbTHynE

Procedural Forest Terrain Production with Houdini and UE4
https://80.lv/articles/006sdf-procedural-forest-terrain-production-with-houdini-and-ue4/

Crafting a Snowy Landscape in Houdini
https://80.lv/articles/003qxl-006sdf-crafting-a-snowy-landscape-in-houdini/

Learning heightfields
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k6noRP5n5k&list=PLSoSHfZ4HP5fRlqYW0feAakA2Ugb5INry&index=1

SideFX Houdini - Ultimate Terrain Workflow / Part01 - Concept, file organization, heightfield setup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njl4R0oV1M
Project + AL TOOLS / Ultimate Terrain Workflow
https://gumroad.com/l/uIAbr

Tutorial series - Procedural Cliffs with SideFX houdini (Recommended)
https://adrienlambert.gumroad.com/l/pYaGH

Embark Landscape Creation | Darko Pracic | GDC HIVE 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBFLZrsZ_14

AL-TOOLS / Ultimate Terrain Workflow - Houdini Indie (Recommended)
https://adrienlambert.gumroad.com/l/NZtu

Procedural Rock Modeling

Breakdown: Procedural Rock Generation in Houdini
https://80.lv/articles/006sdf-breakdown-procedural-rock-generation-in-houdini/

Houdini Procedural Rock - part 1
https://vimeo.com/315686952

Magic Market | Procedural Rocks
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/magic-market-procedural-rocks/
Magic Market | Procedural Rocks 1 | Geometry Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oC9TOgQ3KE
Magic Market | Procedural Rocks 2 | Tool Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6aRdwhq4Qc
Magic Market | Procedural Rocks 3 | Texture Baking & Displacement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRYaBU6lnf8
Magic Market | Procedural Rocks 4 | Procedural Texturing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTPR0cUVRdg
Magic Market | Procedural Rocks 5 PDG Rock Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-bZ82ydFtQ
Magic Market | Procedural Rocks 6 | LOP Variant Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYAjmVA6hy4

Procedural Environment Modeling

Macro Environment Design in Houdini (Recommended)
https://timj.gumroad.com/l/med_timj

Houdini Tutorial Procedural Japanese Castle in Unreal Engine 4
https://rart.gumroad.com/l/ProceduralCastle/

Houdini Tutorial Procedural Level Design in UE4
https://rart.gumroad.com/l/LVLDesign1

Houdini Tutorial Procedural Modeling [escalator]
https://rart.gumroad.com/l/ProceduralModeling

Procedural Modeling For Film and Video Games (Recommended)
https://www.mixtrn.com/procedural-modeling-for-film-and-video-games

Accelerating Workflow: Rapid Iteration with Houdini, ZBrush & Substance | Ian Smith | GDC HIVE 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbSvxfdKRpM

Houdini Tutorial Procedural Pillar Generation
https://rart.gumroad.com/l/ProceduralPillar

Procedural Plant Modeling

Houdini Tutorial Procedural Bush Plant in Unreal Engine 4.
https://rart.gumroad.com/l/dCEnaM

Modeling a Procedural Planet in Houdini and Imported into Unreal Engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgCzml7_AfQ

Realistic Tree Grow 3d Model | Procedural HIP Setup + Alembic Files (Animated) (Recommended)
https://fxmode.gumroad.com/l/3dtreegrow

Sci-fi - Procedural Modeling

VFX Studio Oriented / Procedural Sci-Fi Cities
https://gumroad.com/l/ProceduralCity

Houdini Tutorial - Procedural Sci-Fi Sphere Buildup
https://gumroad.com/l/yAsQB

Houdini Tutorial Megastructure Generator [ Procedural Modeling ]
https://rart.gumroad.com/l/MegastructureGenerator

Houdini HDA | Procedural Greebles (sci-fi cube)
https://yanstudio.gumroad.com/l/dqSuB

Props Modeling Tutorials

Hard Surface Modeling Houdini Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mrw7U43Beo

Abstract FX Tutorials

Tips for Abstract Effects in Houdini
https://www.katexagoraris.com/abstract-effects-in-houdini

CGMA | Abstract FX in Houdini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbZYsRmNXpQ

Abstract FX in Houdini Using Karma (Advanced Houdini Tutorial)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df3AqioOXz4

Houdini Examples (HIP HDA)

Examples - Comprehensive

SideFX Offical Content Library
https://www.sidefx.com/contentlibrary/

houdini hda tools focused on procedural modeling environments
https://github.com/CorvaeOboro/zenv

TIMJ
https://timj.gumroad.com/

Houdini recipe files repository.
https://github.com/jhorikawa/HoudiniHowtos

Examples - Fragements

The Art of Houdini Tests
https://www.sidefx.com/community/the-art-of-houdini-tests/

Houdini
https://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki/index.php?title=Houdini

Learn VFX! Houdini, Nuke and other 3D Software (Recommended)
https://voxyde.gumroad.com/

A collection of scripts for SideFx Houdini
https://github.com/eglaubauf/egLib

Houdini Digital Assets and Tutorials
https://doxiastudio.gumroad.com/

Doxia Studio Houdini Tutorials
https://doxiastudio.com/houdini-tutorials

Examples - PGC

Ivy Taming 1.1 for Houdini
https://mcworldkit.gumroad.com/l/ivyTaming
SideFX Houdini | Ivy Taming - Procedural Ivy / vine Vegetation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u6UNNJQ_cM

Examples - Edge Wear

Breaking Edge Tool for Houdini by Anatoliy Habarov
https://orbolt.com/asset/Houdiner::breaking_edge::2.0

Worn Edge Blueprint
https://akramkasravi.gumroad.com/l/UnreanEngineWornEdge

Houdini Blog #41: Edge wear
https://www.artstation.com/blogs/siver/A2QW/houdini-blog-41-edge-wear

Houdini Plugins

Houdini Expression Editor

Houdini Expression Editor
http://cgtoolbox.com/houdini-expression-editor/

Procedural Modeling Tools

Simple Tree Tools 2.0 for Houdini Indie
https://gumroad.com/l/SimpleTreeTools

Modeling Tools

Modeler is and add-on for Houdini, designed for fast and intuitive creation and editing of polygonal and subdivision meshes. (Recommended)
https://alexeyvanzhula.gumroad.com/l/jaoest

Project Manager

This is a multi-functional project manager, Houdini plugin, mainly used to manage and check files, relink missing files, pack footage with one click, check unused files and missing files and the corresponding directories, and check Path State (Relative/Absolute), and switch the path mode.
https://vfxgrace.gumroad.com/l/GtCKv

Unreal Plugins

This repo is a non-official Unreal plugin that can read OpenVDB and NanoVDB files in Unreal.
https://github.com/eidosmontreal/unreal-vdb

Hip Compare

The Houdini Hipfile Diff Tool, a difference viewer tailored for Houdini project files using hython 3.9.
https://github.com/golubevcg/hip_file_diff_tool

Houdini Book List

Houdini VEX & SOP Books

理論と実践で学ぶHoudini -SOP&VEX編- (Japanese Edition)

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