The Weekly Houdini Tutorial: Snapping Pt. 2/5 – Gravity & Occlusion

Trying to learn Houdini? We upload a new tutorial every week! This week: After covering the basics last week, it’s time to move on to setting snapping properties. We’re focusing on ‘gravity’ and ‘occlusion’ so you can learn how to control your snapping strength and what components are considered snappable targets. This tutorial is number 25 of 54 in our Core Essentials course. Subscribe to our channel to get the next videos in this YouTube mini-series over the coming month, or skip the waiting and head straight to Hipflask to get all 5 hours of Core Essentials for free. https://hipflask.how ABOUT HIPFLASK AND HOUDINI MADE EASY Clear, comprehensive online courses to help you master Houdini. Designed for beginners by an award-winning 3D artist. Take a handful of all the major CG applications and roll them into one – that’s about the scale of Houdini’s toolset and capabilities. That’s a lot to learn. For many, Houdini ends up straight in the too-hard basket. We’re here to pull it out. Other courses just aren’t comprehensive enough for beginners. So we made our own to help CG professionals thrive. Straightforward, high quality training that progressively builds deep understanding. We got stuck learning the hard way, but you don’t have to. Whether you’re just starting out or transitioning from other software, Hipflask’s Houdini Made Easy series is focused on getting you confident and capable using Houdini for all stages of the CG process. Forget those quick how-to guides that teach you to make one thing. Hipflask builds real understanding by unpacking the vital stuff other courses breeze over, covering the fundamentals in depth, showing you why these principles are so integral to Houdini and just how to wield them. We’re here to arm you with technically sound knowledge to craft, finesse and refine original pieces. And the next time a client asks for changes, you’ll have the know-how to make them happen. WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY “Best intro Houdini tutorials ever. In the beginning, looking at the list of content, I thought I knew almost everything. I was wrong. In every chapter you had something new and USEFUL for me. Going straight to the next parts now. Please keep them coming.” - Photoindra Start learning Houdini at https://hipflask.how