DIY Scatter Tool (Solving Problems in Houdini) from Entagma on Vimeo.

DIY Scatter Tool in Houdini

01:33 – Using the Group SOP
02:46 – Using VEX in an Primitive Wrangle
07:12 – Using a Primitive VOP
11:50 – Extending the setup to regard curvature

With any setup in Houdini you have to decide how to approach it. In this tutorial we’re showing three different ways of building a scatter tool for putting debris on a given geometry. While we’re at it we’ll talk about the pros & cons of each individual technique.