This is a collection of walk-through videos that show how to move data between Houdini and UE4's Niagara using the Houdini Niagara data interface.

In the video I will show how to use the new Scattering features from Houdini 18.5. With these new nodes you can better select or mask out areas to place and scatter models. The new Scatter and align also handles orientation and scale by default so you don't have to worry about setting these attributes.
Further more an attribute from pieces node is used which can be used to assign models based on a pscale value.

Link to the work of Sebastian Bielecki https://www.artstation.com/bieleckki
I used his kit bash set in the video for generating sci-fi props and suits.

If you have not seen the new Houdini 18.5 check out the website for more info about it https://www.sidefx.com/products/whats-new-18-5/

From the Houdini 18.5 HIVE (Originally broadcast November, 28, 2020)

A brief tour of the KineFX toolset introduced in Houdini 18.5. We'll be taking a little look under the hood of the toolset, covering a few fundamental concepts and what their implications might be for your future character work as well as investigating a couple of examples that will help you gain an initial understanding of the philosophy behind it's development and hopefully get you inspired to dive into the tools yourselves!

Henry Dean is a Character Rigger and Technical Director based in London. With a background ranging from music through development to boatbuilding, his Houdini journey began somewhere in the region of 2015 with a sole focus on character animation, rigging and exploring new techniques for breathing life into digital characters. He is currently working for SideFX on the KineFX rigging and animation framework.

From the Houdini 18.5 HIVE (Originally broadcast November, 28, 2020)

With the new release of Houdini 18.5 comes the beta release of the second version of the Unreal Engine 4 plugin. New features include PDG support, Session sync connection and World Composition support. Existing features got improved like better UI, overall performance, faster mesh creation and much more.

Simon Verstraete is a Tech Artist at SideFX that is passionate about building procedural tools and assets. By exploring these procedural techniques, he is able to build 3D models with speed and flexibility. During his studies at Digital Arts and Entertainment, he taught himself Houdini then started working on Indie games such as “Ary and the Secret of Seasons.” by eXiin.

Setting up basic trim textures in Houdini tutorial

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https://youtu.be/2xyATe1vbHc