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Houdini Rock Generator
🕑 Added 2019-02-03 15:55:22 +0000 UTCUpdate 28-03-2019:
Houdini 17.5 introduced a new, fast and easy way to calculate curvature using the built in Measure sop, so I added a new version of this tool "Rock_Generator_04_H17.5"
Tool's feature:
- Creating deep and shallow cracks.
- Horizontal or vertical stripes of your choice.
- Color visualizing on point color, it will save some time and will give better of the noise before applying it to the volume.
- Curvature generator, I consider it the most important part since it will give that rocky feel and amplify details. I should note here that this method was obtained from the odforce forum.
- Materials and render settings prepared (Redshift).
As you can see in the video messing around with noise pattern and initial rock shape will give you endless variety of rock formations. I will keep updating the tool as soon as I find a better way to optimize it or if I figured a new way to create patterns.
Note:
Displacement generation will take sometime (1-2 minutes) depending on your machine, the good part is that it's multi threaded. In the video it's already cooked so you cant notice the delay.
Comments
You mean the program?
I am very new to Houdini. Can you please show how to install and get it to start please?
Yes you can, I used this tool to create this scene : https://vimeo.com/335559662 inside the file I isolated one or two rocks to demonstrate the tool, you can leave all the voronoy chunks and you will end up with similar results.
Is it possible to make a cliff?I don't know how to make the effect of the rock on the side of the cliff.
