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Oriented Bounding Boxes in VEX

A step-by-step tutorial on using VEX to calculate the oriented bounding box of geometry.

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How To Reuse Python Code In A Houdini Scene

How to easily reuse Python code in your scene and still share it with others.

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Houdini Python: Finding all nodes of a specific type

An introduction to navigating your way around Houdini’s node type system.

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HDAs or OTLs?

A question I sometimes encounter is people asking "What's the difference between HDAs and OTLs?" Let's look at what the acronyms stand...

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Customising Houdini Nodes [Part 3]: Modifying The UI

Using Python in a clear and concise way to customise Houdini's built-in nodes.

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Customising Houdini Nodes [Part 2]: Hooking into Houdini

How to make your customised nodes available to users in the Houdini UI.

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Customising Houdini Nodes [Part 1]: HDAs or Dynamic UI?

Is it better to use HDAs for customising built-in nodes, or just add your own parameters?

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Houdini Cheat Sheet

Just starting out in Houdini? Take a look at the fundamental nodes, expressions, and variables that you need to get your head around.

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Hou Farm: Deadline Submission Tool For Houdini

I’ve released a new tool for Houdini imaginatively named Hou Farm that provides a more convenient workflow for submitting jobs to...