Heightfields for Beginners | Houdini 20 tutorial

👍 Like and subscribe if you support free Houdini learning material! Welcome to the first video in a brand-new series on Heightfields! This beginner-friendly yet comprehensive guide covers the essential nodes and settings to help you get started. Key topics include: 🌄 What is a Heightfield? 🌌 HFNoise for terrain details 🌊 HF Distort for added variation ✂️ HF Clip for trimming and shaping 🎥 Watch "Crowd FX - New Motion Paths in Under 10 Minutes": 🔗 https://youtu.be/W74BBPqwuYA?si=yEEB7KWy6axcTbFU 🌟 Useful Links: 📚 SideFX docu - https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/model/terrain_workflow.html CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Heightfields are 2d volumes 01:18 - HF noise 03:24 - HF Distort by noise 04:02 - HF Clip 04:32 - Masking overview 05:05 - Final Thoughts