Houdini Crack Effect

Houdini Crack R&D

Crack setup in Houdini 18.5 using curves and RBD solver...

This requires RBD knowledge of Houdini and is for the artist who wants to learn tips and technique

(.hip and renders are included)

This is an old crack Technique check OUT the new advanced crack tutorial which is quick and can be applied to any geometry :

https://youtu.be/2PjiEFsBvlo

Comparison:

Old Technique:

1. Takes 80 minutes to cache for 250 frames.

2. It Doesn't work on all geometry, only on some clean geometry like box and sphere.

3. Has problems and gives weird results on some frames.

New Technique:

1. Very fast, almost plays in real-time for 250 frames.

2. Works on all geometry types.

3. Offers enough control over crack thickness and timing, allowing changes in real-time.