breiko Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Hello all, I'm a comper interested in 3D and I thought a good choice would be start learning Houdini. I know there are video tutorials and courses ( not much ) out there but I like having a book next to me to help me in the process. I found 2 books in amazon but they are quite old, so I'm wondering if there are no updated books for Houdini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7ofDiamonds Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 You must be talking about The Magic of Houdini and Houdini on The Spot. You're right, they are a bit old. Honestly, I don't really think you need a book on Houdini. The best way to learn is through the learning videos offered by SideFx (GoProcedural channel). And then there's Peter Quint that has some really great tutorials on Vimeo too. Lastly, just get into Houdini and start doing stuff, if you're stuck, don't forget about the Help cards and documentation, they are really helpful! And you can also post on here or the SideFx forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konstantin magnus Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Houdini is probably the only major 3d program that does not have a reference book unfortunately (not even outdated ones). Edited January 7, 2016 by konstantin magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanPulido Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I know there are video tutorials and courses ( not much ) Not much!!!?? you mean too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordibares Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I wrote a book to help XSI users transition to Houdini, may be useful http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2711&Itemid=166 And it is free although it does not include H15 features nor VEX/VOPs but hey, it may be a good intro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 the issue with a book is that they take a very long time to write, are difficult up update and they go out of date very quickly...and they are expensive. Houdini ships with example files for just about every node - they're very good to learn from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoodi Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 On 07/01/2016 at 7:48 PM, jordibares said: I wrote a book to help XSI users transition to Houdini, may be useful http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2711&Itemid=166 And it is free although it does not include H15 features nor VEX/VOPs but hey, it may be a good intro. page not found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredDoes3D Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Found it on the sideFx website, seems like it just moved to a new spot on the sitehttps://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/softimage-to-houdini-transition-guide/ direct linkhttps://www.sidefx.com/media/uploads/tutorial/jordi/softimage2houdiniguides_all.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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