Start Here Foundation lessons take you from the ground up in Houdini's node-based procedural workflows. Learn about key tools and techniques as you run through lessons and build simple projects from scratch. Watch the lessons as videos or read the downloadable PDFs. Visit the Foundations Learning Path to take your first steps into Houdini.
Settings is a central hub for managing various aspects of your PC. It offers a simple interface to customize and control your Windows device, ensuring a more personalized and efficient experience. Whether you're adjusting display settings, configuring network connections, or managing privacy options, Settings offers a comprehensive suite of tools to meet your needs. To open Settings you can ...
Geometry How Houdini represents geometry and how to create and edit it. Copying and instancing How to use copies (real geometry) and instances (loaded or created at render time). Heightfields and terrains How to use Houdini’s heightfield tools to generate realistic terrains. Animation How to create and keyframe animation in Houdini. Digital assets Digital assets let you create reusable nodes ...
HOUDINI DOCUMENTATION When you install Houdini, you also install online help that includes documentation and a library of example files which are used to illustrate key tools and techniques. If you choose to not install this material, then you can access the docs (but not the example files) using the links shown below.
Interior Alaskan forests have only six native tree species: white spruce, black spruce, quaking aspen, balsam poplar, larch (tamarack) and paper birch. Northern Canadian forests have all of those, plus jack pine, balsam fir and lodgepole pine. Since northern Canada and interior Alaska share the same grueling climate and extremes of daylength, why are the Canadian tree species absent from ...