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Quick Tip #3 - Include Files

Super quick and simple thing that some might not know.

If you go into your Side Effects Software Install folder you can follow the path over Houdini Version>>houdini>>vex>&...

Asset Update on it's way

Hey folks,

I am currently editing a new VEX Quicky where I look at polar coordinates. In addition to that video I built in the mechanic into the asset.

That option allows to create some cool s...

Quick Tip #2

For many a simple one but still worth mentioning. 

If you have a geometry with primitives and you want to get the center of each primitive positions and place a point there... you have multiple...

First Patreon sponsered Gear Update

I just wanted to let you guys know that I took what you guys gathered here on Patreon and bought new piece of equipment which will hopefully allow me to create better content for you.

A Wacom Intous...

Quick Tip #1

This one just made me facepalm myself because I created a scattering in the DK Tool asset and I didn't notice this quick way to scatter points. I guess it is too simple in a way that it can hide in pl...

Quick Tips with Early Access for Patreons

Since it takes me quite along time to create videos I wanted to give you guys some more value through a format that is easy for me to deliver.

The idea is to share a quick tip post - in a blog style...

Learning and Creating

As I mentioned on twitter I am very interested in the crowd tools of Houdini and have something in mind what could result in a new Course at some point.

But that endeavor will need some serious VEX ...

VEX Function - Findattribval()

In this video we look at the findattribval function. We start with the basic functionality before we take on some more complex examples from the dynamics context. 

There we touch con...

Status & future content poll

Since you guys decided for findattribval here are some impressions on what will be in that video. I am trying to organize these videos to start of with a very basic example and then show some more sop...

DK Tool v0.28 - Plexus

This is only a small update of the tool. in connection with the next function video I wanted to add more functionality to the transform function. 

But since I am on a short vacation trip where ...

More tools in the toolset

Since I am on a short one week vacation I can`'t finish up the maketransform video.

So I thought let's look at stuff to create for the asset. I always wanted to give Plexus a try so I started a simp...

Next Function + Poll for the future

I am currently working on a video about the maketransform function which has quite alot of ground to cover. 

But after that there is the question about future functions. I wanted you guys to ha...

New Build DK Tools v0.25

- improved Scattering 

- minpos tool for Displacement

MINPOS - VEX Functions

The first video about all the VEX functions is online. With these videos I want to give a simple rundown of a specific function, explain how it works and what you can do with it.

I also talk about h...

A new Series of Content

Hey everyone,

with the next video I am going to start a new Series of content that will take one VEX function at a time and explain what it does and how you can use it.

And that's perfect to c...

Advanced Root Behaviour with VEX

Hi folks,

I finally finished up the next Floating Island episode where I continued with the second batch of roots with different behaviour.

I am quite satisfied with the solution I came up wit...

Download DK Tool v0.2

Greeble function - DK Tool Asset v0.2

I worked a bit on the greeble functionality and added an interface to control it. 

Now I want to do a bit more work on the other functions and then create some videos about the asset and show h...

DK Tools v0.1 - something to play with

So many of you straight up chosed to support me with the highest Tier which still has me bamboozled. I am constantly sending out the virtual hugs for sure! xD

So I owe it to you to show what the gen...

VEX Driven Workflows | Houdini Hive Utrecht 2018

On Youtube you can already find the recording of my talk at the Houdini Hive.

Why not the live recording.. because it was crap! xD

Now the other presenters like Tim, Simon and Moritz told me t...

VEX Driven Workflows

Now as some already know, on June 6 will be the Houdini HIVE in Utrecht. 

Beside some great Tutors and Artists I am lucky enough to also hold a talk there. 

I am going to speak about...

Development of DK Tool HDA

This project is something I was thinking for a while now. 

Since I like creating VEX solutions I am going to build up a library of functions that I would want to use again and again but without...

Floating Island of Houdini #10

In this episode I am going to create the 2nd set of roots using the intersect function to create the look I am after

2018-05-30 12:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post