Hi Everyone!
We are well into week 3 now so here are the unfiltered hipfiles from week 2. Some of them are more of a mess than others but hopefully you find it useful :)
Think some of them where a bit off brief for the week, probably should have kept the slime mould for week 3.
Enjoy!
2020-07-17 08:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone! This is an announcement and file share rolled into one. If you missed it on the discord I am giving the Houdini houly challenge a go. That's on top of the day job so it's keeping me very busy.
I don't think I will have much time for making tutorials this month, so to compensate for that I will share all my hip files from the daily challenges with you all including the Drop tier patrons.
Attached are the hip files from week one. Big disclaimer I am working fast a...
2020-07-08 14:02:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone,
I the final section I wrap things up by going through my lighting setup a little shading and little animation and VEX camera space constraint .I show you how I dealt with setting up lighting for a camera that rotates 360.
Enjoy
Z
2020-06-15 20:58:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
This one if for everyone who isn't on the discord server. It's a sample setup to show how you can create a geometry erosion effect interacting with FLIP.
There are other ways to do this sort of thing but the benefit of this is that if the other object has uv's it will stay intact.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-06-11 19:39:39 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here is the hip file.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-06-07 18:14:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
In part 3 we use VDB nodes to mesh our fluid and combine the animated dancer and platform to create one single geometry to render.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-06-07 15:48:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone!
Part 2 of this tutorial covers converting our particle trail emitter from part on into a a emission source for FLIP and setting up the FLIP simulation.
Enjoy!
Z
Hi everyone!
Part 1 of this tutorial covers setting up the emission control for the simulation. The part can apply to all sorts of simulations not just FLIP.
Enjoy!
Z
Hi everyone!
Here is a little promo clip for my latest tutorial.
The tutorial covers setting up a controlled emission, getting it working with FLIP, and meshing the simulation. With a bonus lighting setup for tier wave patrons and up.
I'll post part one after this and part will arrive this weekend.
Enjoy!
Z
Hi everyone, in this tutorial I demonstrate how to use the Retime node to time ramp a FLIP simulation in a smooth fashion with no jitter or stepping in Houdini 18.
Enjoy!
2020-05-08 21:16:53 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the HIP files.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-04-20 09:18:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
Here is a new video tutorial. Not that long since my last one but I am trying to make up for being a bit quiet the last few months.
In this tutorial I demonstrate how you can create coiling viscous liquid effects using the FLIP solver in Houdini.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-04-20 09:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
Here is my latest tutorial, it's surface tension again but this time a am trying something different and just explaining what it is and how it works in Houdini.
I will still keep one making my regular more specific tutorials as well and if I get good feedback on this I will create more of these in between.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-04-15 12:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
Here is a vex quick tip from the blog. It's about rotating points using quaternions.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-04-04 20:01:32 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
I created a Discord server called Zybs FX Chat! (more create name suggestions welcome)
I created it so that its easier for patrons to communicate with me. The Patreon page isn't always great for that. Its patron only and open to all tiers.
I don't think existing patrons get an email invite you just need to create a discord account or login and you will be added to the server automatically.
From support: "We’ll handle the rest from h...
2020-03-30 20:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi All,
In this tutorial I demonstrate a setup for creating plant simulations using the Finite Element solver but setting the plant up as a solid object. The good thing about this setup is that it works with minimal input requirements from the input geometry.
Enjoy!
2020-01-23 21:35:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi All,
I just posted this over on my website for those time you get geometry from Maya with millions of groups and you want the info but not the groups.
I hope you find it useful.
Enjoy!
Z
2020-01-09 22:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostHi All, happy new year!
I know I have been a little quiet over the festive period but I have lots of big plans for more tutorials this year.
In total last year I recorded 18 video which I think is not bad for my first year doing it.
I am currently working out a plan of action for the this years. Larger scan simulations will be on the list as well. I know its something I promised but haven't quite delivered yet. More Vellum for sure and I want to play with sparse ...
2020-01-09 22:11:46 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here are the hip files. The tutorial end and the simulation file from the original Vimeo video.
Enjoy!
Z
2019-11-29 22:13:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all,
As promised here is the tutorial showing how I made the Thank Your patron video clip.
It's a combination of pyro simulation and VDB manipulation to mesh the simulations as geometry.
Hipfiles will follow later today.
Enjoy!
2019-11-29 12:46:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi All, in case you missed my twitter post which you probably did because I am not on twitter much and don't expect many people to follow me there. I posted a little thanks you to all of you on there as part of #ThankYourPatrons day.
Here is the post: https://twitter.com/ZybrandCG/status/1196942292956962816
And here is the message. A massive thanks to all of you who s...
2019-11-20 15:09:44 +0000 UTC View PostHi All, here is a new quick tip from over on my blog and the hip file is attached as well.
https://zybrand.xyz/quick-tip-rounding-to-decimals
Enjoy,
Z
2019-11-17 12:49:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi All,
Here is a quick tutorial demonstrating how to setup a mutual interaction between a FLIP and rigid body simulation to create effects like objects floating in water.
Enjoy
Z
2019-10-27 21:51:36 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the hip files. I am doing this one differently because I don't think I do enough for my higher tier patrons so this hip file has the basic setup. Everything up to the bonus stuff I show after the high res sim.
IT will not apply all the time but I will do it every now and then and all the info is in the tutorial anyway :)
Enjoy!
Z
2019-09-29 18:13:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi All, since making the Melting Textured Objects tutorial following it up with a tutorial about texturing a simulated mesh seemed unavoidable.
In this tutorial I demonstrate a method for texturing the simulated mesh using a rest position attribute and transferring maps to points.
Enjoy!
Z
2019-09-29 15:52:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi All,
In this tutorial I demonstrate a simple trick of using flip as a deformer rather that meshing the simulation in order to preserve textures on objects.
It is useful is specific cases where the fluid effect is very viscous and hold on single shape through out the sim.
Hip files included because this one is free and will be public on 09/12/2019.
Enjoy,
Z
2019-09-09 07:09:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi All,
Here is part 3 of the beer tutorial. In this section I go of the setup for applying the foam setup to the beer glass shot.
Disclaimer - The setup still as some bugs that need ironing out but I still think its worth a look.
2019-09-03 07:06:19 +0000 UTC View PostHi All,
And here are the hip is the hip files. Since it't only a walk through I am only including a single file.
Enjoy!
Z
2019-09-03 01:10:59 +0000 UTC View Post