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General Tips & Tricks for Houdini

This section contains a collection of useful tips and tricks about Houdini, similar to a video game loading screen, you can use the search bar above to look for your specific topic.

Using the viewport "PIN" function

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You can use the "PIN" at the top right of your viewport to make sure that it locks the current display to whatever level you are at. This is useful for example, when you want to view geometry node changes at the /obj level.

Reference images for live action FX

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When working with effects for a live action scene or object, get as many reference images from as many different angles as possible. This is so that you can use those references to create the most accurate 3D collision object for your effect. A good website that uses AI to create 3D objects from images is "Meshy.ai".

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