Ezz Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Dear Houdini-Folks I have just started learning Houdini. I must say that it really turns my way of thinking around 180 - But I love learning new stuff so I have started to make my own experience with this beast of a software. First goal is to learn how to make a logo disolve in bits and pieces ( chunks of polys ). So I made a very simpel test scene with a poly-sphere. This I connected to a group-sop that selects random bits of polys ( rand($PT)) to get some chunks of polys. Then I connected this to a facet-sop and chose the group. Finally I connect this to a spring-sop with some turbolence added and so to disolve the sphere But for some reason the polys are not cut up the way the group intended. Its like the facet-sop ignores the group. Maybe its my approach thats wrong. Can anyone help me a bit futher in this. Thanks a million. Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezz Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hey Folks. I found a doable solution for now. Allthough houdini crashes if you connect a group to it. I run version 9.1.179 ??? Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hi Ezz. I think I know what you're trying to do, but it might help a lot if you could post your hipfile. That way we can look at it and see what's going on. Cheers Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aracid Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hey Erik take a look at this file, its a steal from frenchops video about shattering, but i think it is what u are after. break.hipnc hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezz Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) Hey Folks Thank you very much for replying and for the attached examble. It looks cool and just the effect I want. I have to understand the network a bit better though. I have now spent some time going through tutorials from the net, and I have also bought a few tutorialvideos. I have a really clear feeling that this software is absolutly powerfull, but I really lack the deeper inside knowlegde of how it works getting the right data to flow through the network. I cant find a list of all the different variables like: $F, $PT, $NY etc. in the documentation wich would help me understand whats going on. Well its just me getting mindblowed by the complexity of this program :-) Erik P.S I have attached my first attempt on making a cool thingy logo.hipnc Edited April 3, 2008 by Ezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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