Sepu Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonMetal Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 This was presented very well. Vellum looks interesting, although what is this enhancing ? The cloth looks like an improvement, hair; looks good, I didn't even try the H16.x hair tools, hopefully the new hair tools are an addition to the H16 hair tools. The RBD stuff, I don't completely understand. There is a denoiser, I believe many were wishing for such a thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midphase Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Sneak peek looks interesting. I'm looking forward to more details, particularly as it relates to modeling enhancements which, at the moment, it's Houdini's weak spot. The new Terrain stuff looks interesting since I've been dealing with terrains quite a bit lately, but it's not like the current terrain tools were not good. Anyway, it seems to me like there will be lots of things for everyone, so that's a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisachar Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I wish there was more support for direct modeling, but I am glad they are tweaking the terrain and uv tools. They are good but 3rd party apps for UVs and terrain are doing some really amazing work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev2 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 6 hours ago, nisachar said: I wish there was more support for direct modeling, but I am glad they are tweaking the terrain and uv tools. They are good but 3rd party apps for UVs and terrain are doing some really amazing work. Same here. Out of curiosity, what DCC modeling app is your go to for modeling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 11 hours ago, nisachar said: I wish there was more support for direct modeling, but I am glad they are tweaking the terrain and uv tools. They are good but 3rd party apps for UVs and terrain are doing some really amazing work. They're on the same page, I think -- did you see this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisachar Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 11 hours ago, kev2 said: Same here. Out of curiosity, what DCC modeling app is your go to for modeling? Right now it’s Modo. Overtime I have come to appreciate it’s direct modeling features. With an occasional Maya thrown in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisachar Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 7 hours ago, Jason said: They're on the same page, I think -- did you see this: I did. But Sidefx needs to rethink its polymodeling paradigm. It’s great for procedural modeling, but many times gets in the way of on the fly modeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNistor Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 11 hours ago, nisachar said: I did. But Sidefx needs to rethink its polymodeling paradigm. It’s great for procedural modeling, but many times gets in the way of on the fly modeling. Can you be more specific? Also, what gets in the way of on the fly modeling, the Houdini' s procedural nature? Because if that's what you're implying I see no reason for why that is the case. There's absolutely nothing inherent to the procedural nature of Houdini that makes it poor for direct modeling. What makes Houdini poor for direct modeling is its poorly designed viewport interactivity and tools. At least, this was the case thus far. H17 might eliminate a big chunk of the problems and a future version might do away with them for good. Think of proceduralism (accumulation of nodes) as a mere history. A glorified undo stack. It's not that, of course, but if you can, as a modeler, afford to think of it as such, you're on the right track of thwarting the tendency to think proceduralism is your enemy for direct modeling. Make Houdini work great in the viewport w/o the need to go often into the netview and you'll have a great modeling experience as well as the power (should you choose to use it) that comes from a fully procedural program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_diablo Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 A really good set of new or improved features going by the sneak peek for H17. However I somehow expected a more rendering focused release. What happened with all the mentions of the new contexts? There is nothing about possible Mantra speed improvements in the sneak peek, which is quite sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrake0 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 The new context: LOP & TOP didn't made it for this for H17, they have some delay. Maybe there is some mantra speedup we will see.... LOP should be a solution on the rendering department. TOP i don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev2 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 12 minutes ago, Mandrake0 said: The new context: LOP & TOP didn't made it for this for H17, they have some delay. Maybe there is some mantra speedup we will see.... LOP should be a solution on the rendering department. Just curious, do you know what LOP and TOP stand for? Pixar's development of Houdini bridge lags behind those for the other DCCs, Maya, etc. I wonder if these are all tied to interactive rendering? GPU acceleration, Nvidea denoiser, they aren't sitting still in rendering performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acey195 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 10 hours ago, kev2 said: Just curious, do you know what LOP and TOP stand for? I believe these (and probably their names) are still confidential. Unless you are working for larger companies/are able to attend the special events, where SideEffects makes visits to show their roadmaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrake0 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I know from last year a small talk about another tool where some functions should be in houdini. So i know LOP but not TOP even when i don't have a NDA i wont tell because i find a super suprise needs his moment to show. Btw. I guess TOP could be a game changer how CG works if it's that what i think it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davpe Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I too was hoping for some Mantra/lighting updates as in some areas it's really needed. anyways, the new release still seems to bring enough goodies for everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo_c Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Vellum does looks brilliant, eagerly waiting the other roadmapped features though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepu Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonMetal Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Why call it Banshee; Quote a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die Houdini is about to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisachar Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 10 hours ago, CinnamonMetal said: Why call it Banshee; Houdini is about to die. Or another member from the DCC fraternity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybar Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 11 hours ago, CinnamonMetal said: Why call it Banshee; Houdini is about to die. Well H16 was named Amarok and that means: "An amarok, or amaroq, is a gigantic wolf in Inuit mythology, said to stalk and devour any person foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike wolves who hunt in packs, amaroks hunt alone." So apparantly they've just gone for mythical creatures in their naming, much like Apple was using names of cats before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.