Designed for people upgrading to Houdini 10, the following lessons will get you up-to-speed with Houdini's new features and enhancements so that you can become more productive. We will first go over the network editor enhancements as well as the new wiring mechanisms. We will then learn about the new Motion FX tools, ODE RB, and other enhancements in modeling, rendering, and dynamics.

Popular highlights include: Houdini Interface Overview; View Navigation; Object Transformations; Node-Based Workflow; Using the Network Editor; Building Various Networks; Using Shelf Tools; Parenting; Path Animation; Overview of Operators; Shading and Texturing; Rendering; Direct Lighting; Ambient Occlusion; Duplicating, Copying and Stamping; Particle Effects; Rigid Body Simulations; Modeling with NURBS and Polygons; Creating and Installing Digital Assets; Animating with Bones; Keyframe Animation; Animating with Expressions; Using the Channel Editor.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Accessing the Sculpt tool; Learning different sculpt operations; Using bitmap data . Discover a comprehensive resource to learning Houdini with Introduction to Mantra in Houdini, a detailed guide to gaining a complete understanding of the powerful rendering tools available in Mantra.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to draw curves; Revolving curves; Editing curves. Gain a complete understanding of Houdini with the Houdini Bundle, a great resource to learning intuitive workflows and time-saving techniques to modeling, texturing, rigging dynamics, and rendering in Houdini.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Introducing a curve node; Creating a line segment; Using the Resample node; Dropping in a dynamics network; Learning cloth simulation. Learn more about Houdini with Fundamentals of Rigid Body Dynamics in Houdini, a complete resource to creating complex rigid body simulations and realistic effects in Houdini.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Breaking a polygon node to create a rigid body simulation; Manipulating the cutting plane; Setting up Noise Parameters; Creating a clean geometry piece. Gain a complete understanding of Houdini with the Houdini Bundle, a great resource to learning intuitive workflows and time-saving techniques to modeling, texturing, rigging dynamics, and rendering in Houdini.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to use the PolyReduce node; Reducing the number of polygons on our object while keeping the original shape; Implementing a new camera; Creating efficient renders. To learn more about Houdini check out Introduction to Fluids in Houdini, an essential guide to creating realistic fire, smoke, and liquid effects in Houdini.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Creating holes in a NURBS surface; Utilizing the TRIM node; Dropping in a Circle node with NURBS curves; Learning how to use the Project node; Converting between NURBS and polygons . For a complete overview of Houdini check out Introduction to Houdini 9, an in-depth guide to learning the essentials of Houdini.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Changing the Group Operation; Using an expression to filter the selection; Changing the expression to find N-gons . Gain a complete understanding of Houdini with the Houdini Bundle, a great resource to learning intuitive workflows and time-saving techniques to modeling, texturing, rigging dynamics, and rendering in Houdini.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Using the Trace node; Adding a resample node to create less geometry; Creating polygon geometry using the PolyWire node. Discover a comprehensive resource to learning Houdini with Introduction to Mantra in Houdini, a detailed guide to gaining a complete understanding of the powerful rendering tools available in Mantra.