Modeler 2020

[Colemapt 0]

Nevermind i see it now! thanks!!

 

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

5 hours ago, Colemapt said:

Hey does this work in 18.5? Just purchased it and am trying to get it running but its not showing up anywhere

 

Please wait 1-2 days for the FREE update which will work in H18.0 and H18.5 (both py2 and py3 builds)

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

Modeler 2020.5 for Houdini is out. This release supports Houdini 18.0 and Houdini 18.5 (both Python2.7 and Python3.7 builds). Free for all customers.

https://vimeo.com/473201614

Edited October 28, 2020 by Alexey Vanzhula

[sculputer 0]

On 23/10/2020 at 7:29 AM, Colemapt said:

Hey does this work in 18.5? Just purchased it and am trying to get it running but its not showing up anywhere

 

Ditto... + 18.5 and the Apprentice version?

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

44 minutes ago, sculputer said:

Ditto... + 18.5 and the Apprentice version?

It works in any version

[sculputer 0]

Sorry for this basic question. I am new to Houdini. 

The installation instructions state..

Quote

Copy the modeler and packages folders from the archive to the Houdini preferences folder

Where is the preference folder? I can only find these folders.. (Please see image)

 

Any help appreciated. Thanks

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

3 minutes ago, sculputer said:

Sorry for this basic question. I am new to Houdini. 

The installation instructions state..

Where is the preference folder? I can only find these folders.. (Please see image)

 

Any help appreciated. Thanks

 

[sculputer 0]

Thanks. Working now.

 

[sculputer 0]

Just some feedback from a new user to both Houdini and Modeler not a new user to CAD. 

Having played around with it for a while I am so please that you have developed this as a decent modeler within Houdini was lacking and it was the one thing that stopped me moving over to Houdini, so for me this is a great step in the right direction.

I really think more people would start to use your Modeler if there were some proper step by step video's that go into detail each part of Modeler and one that guides you through using the app to build a model from scratch.

I know you have produced some videos, but they feel more like showreels to show the potential of what it can do rather than a hand held walk through for the many that will need it.

Just my two cents.

[sculputer 0]

Feature request.

I am sure you have a lot of features requests, but maybe others have asked for this. In Houdini, to move the Pivot point for the Rotate, Move, and Size tool the procedure is not very fluid. It takes 3 manoeuvres. You have to hit "insert" move the tool then deactivate it before implementation. A slow process

In other modelling programs you just have to LMB click in the 3D Space and the tool moves to that location ready to rotate, move or size by dragging, which is much more fluid where modelling is concerned. Please see video.

 

Thanks

 

My_Video3.mp4

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

By popular demand, I began to record video tutorials on the Modeler's official YouTube channel. Please subscribe to it:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ModelersOfficialChannel

Edited November 21, 2020 by Alexey Vanzhula

[Houdini7 6]

Hi Alexey,

thanks for your work. I am using houdini 18.5.408 and the latest modeler 2020.5.14 and I have a bug when deleting nodes with ALT+X key. It happens when beveling some edges and pressing ALT+X to delete the last node.

To reproduce:

1. Create Cube

2. Select one face

3. Inset the face

4. Extrude the selected face

5. Select the newly created edges

6. Bevel the edges

7. Press ALT+X ---> Crash

 

It seems selecting edges, beveling them and deleting the last node crashes houdini.

 

Is there a newer version of the modeler? I got only an email with version 2020.5.14 but in videos I already saw 2020.6.

Thanks in advance.

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

3 minutes ago, Houdini7 said:

Hi Alexey,

thanks for your work. I am using houdini 18.5.408 and the latest modeler 2020.5.14 and I have a bug when deleting nodes with ALT+X key. It happens when beveling some edges and pressing ALT+X to delete the last node.

To reproduce:

1. Create Cube

2. Select one face

3. Inset the face

4. Extrude the selected face

5. Select the newly created edges

6. Bevel the edges

7. Press ALT+X ---> Crash

 

It seems selecting edges, beveling them and deleting the last node crashes houdini.

 

Is there a newer version of the modeler? I got only an email with version 2020.5.14 but in videos I already saw 2020.6.

Thanks in advance.

Just update to version >= 18.5.410

[Houdini7 6]

45 minutes ago, Alexey Vanzhula said:

Just update to version >= 18.5.410

Seems to work. Thank you for the fast feedback!

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

35 minutes ago, Houdini7 said:

Seems to work. Thank you for the fast feedback!

You are welcome!

[Houdini7 6]

The Hose Tool is supposed to make tubes where the selected edges are? This does not work for me, only for selected faces the tubes are created for the face edges, which is surely awkward?

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

1 minute ago, Houdini7 said:

The Hose Tool is supposed to make tubes where the selected edges are? This does not work for me, only for selected faces the tubes are created for the face edges, which is surely awkward?

Select edges. Run the Duplicate tool (ctrl+D) to make open faces. Run the Hose tool

[Houdini7 6]

3 minutes ago, Alexey Vanzhula said:

Select edges. Run the Duplicate tool (ctrl+D) to make open faces. Run the Hose tool

Works perfect, thanks!

[Houdini7 6]

Alexey how are your plans with modeler? Would be cool, if you could improve the whole broken curve system in houdini. In comparison to Cinema 4D and Max houdini is really poor in that context.

[Alexey Vanzhula 135]

2 minutes ago, Houdini7 said:

Alexey how are your plans with modeler? Would be cool, if you could improve the whole broken curve system in houdini. In comparison to Cinema 4D and Max houdini is really poor in that context.

Curves will be improved after the 2021 release. Maybe in 2021.5. Curves should be revisited)