Particles in Houdini 20.5 | First Steps in under 10 minutes!
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In this video, we take our first steps into particles in Houdini 20.5 — part of a new course designed to be as beginner-friendly and clear as possible 💡.
We’ll walk through essential shelf tools, introduce motion using velocity and curl noise, and most importantly, break down the core particle attributes using color for clear visual understanding 🎯.
Later in the series, I’ll also show how to render particles and use the latest Copernicus Slap Comps to add glow and final polish ✨.
Key topics include:
🧰 Shelf tools for quick setups
🌬️ POPNET structure and behavior
⚡ Velocity & Curl Noise explained
📌 Visualizing and understanding key attributes
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Shelf Tools
01:49 - First Custom Setup
02:54 - POP Object
03:03 - POP Source
05:01 - POP Solver
05:31 - The Mission
05:39 - Custom Velocity with Curl Noise
06:31 - Emitting from a Volume
07:13 - Important Attributes
08:38 - Outro