Is Houdini catching up to Maya? APEX vs the King of Animation

I've been playing around with Houdini 20's new APEX feature ever since I tried out the chicken rig that was made with APEX (one of SideFX's APEX demo projects). APEX is very powerful! I was already obsessed with KineFX in Houdini, APEX is like the cherry on top of the ice cream, completing the whole animation job. What I use to try to do in KineFX is now very simple and easy in APEX. Join me in a Live Stream and I'll show you what I've learned and what NOT to do when dealing with APEX. I'll also show you what I've been working on, brushing up some of my zbrush sculpting skills and rigging it in Houdini with KineFX and building Control Rigs using APEX! Then add simulations just because we can!

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KineFX Animation Basic Concept #7B - Intelligent Controls

In this video, I expand on the previous topic and we create intelligent rig controls that reacts to the environment around the rig. This automates a portion of the animation and makes life so much more easier when it comes to animation. This video demonstrates a simple example of a Campass Rig, but I'm hoping this will inspire you to think of different ideas for other rigs to make more complex animations!

houdinibubblepinsSeptember 5, 2022houdini, sidefx, houdini kine fx rig, houdini Kine FX, houdini kine FX rig, houdini animation, houdini animations, houdini procedural animation, houdini procedural, houdini rigComment

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