TOP to Deadline: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:58, 22 February 2024

TOP Basic Setup

This paragraph is addressed to artists with a minimum knowledge of Houdini's software and would be interested in understanding how this functionality works

Basic Rock Creation based on a sphere with noise — Basic Rock with Noise based on a Sphere

IN THIS EXAMPLE : Using Houdini TOP Context the goal is to create a simple geometry, and create iterations of this geometry using Wedges and TOP Network. The File used will be available :: here.

This exemple is going to focus on the following setup made in SOP. A sphere and different types of noises on top. Ending the Node Tree with a filecache pointing to the directory the file should be saved to.

INSTALLATION PROCESS

You need Deadline to be installed.

_{This part will not help you intall Deadline.}

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 [[File:Toptodeadline-basicrocktree.png|thumb|right|alt=Basic Rock Creation based on a sphere with noise|Basic Rock with Noise based on a Sphere]]
-Using Houdini TOP Context the goal is to create a simple geometry, and create iterations of this geometry using Wedges and TOP Network.
+IN THIS EXAMPLE : Using Houdini TOP Context the goal is to create a simple geometry, and create iterations of this geometry using Wedges and TOP Network.
+The File used will be available :: here.
 This exemple is going to focus on the following setup made in SOP.
 A sphere and different types of noises on top.
-Ending the Tree with a filecache pointing to the directory the file should be saved to.
+Ending the Node Tree with a filecache pointing to the directory the file should be saved to.
-<sub> (in this exemple the path can be relative or absolute, for FARM purposes it is needed  to be ABSOLUTE, to avoid problems) </sub>
 === INSTALLATION PROCESS ===
+'''You need Deadline to be installed.'''
+<sub> This part will not help you intall Deadline. </sub>
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