Eldad Sery | Node Nuggets - Houdini Tips
@eldadsery.bsky.social
Houdini artist and teacher. Art director. Technical artist
Bite-size tricks for 3D artists, game-dev, procedural modeling and much more
Bite-size tricks for 3D artists, game-dev, procedural modeling and much more
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Quick Houdini tip:
HeightField Terrace = instant stepped terrain.
Play with step size + smoothing to get plateaus or sharp cliffs.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets 20
HeightField Terrace = instant stepped terrain.
Play with step size + smoothing to get plateaus or sharp cliffs.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets 20
October 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Testing AI for creation, model, rig, animation (unreal)
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #genAI #3DCG #3danimations
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #genAI #3DCG #3danimations
September 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Testing AI for creation, model, rig, animation (unreal)
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #genAI #3DCG #3danimations
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #genAI #3DCG #3danimations
Quick Houdini tip:
HeightField Terrace = instant stepped terrain.
Play with step size + smoothing to get plateaus or sharp cliffs.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets 20
HeightField Terrace = instant stepped terrain.
Play with step size + smoothing to get plateaus or sharp cliffs.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets 20
September 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Quick Houdini tip:
HeightField Terrace = instant stepped terrain.
Play with step size + smoothing to get plateaus or sharp cliffs.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets 20
HeightField Terrace = instant stepped terrain.
Play with step size + smoothing to get plateaus or sharp cliffs.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets 20
A cute Scruffy I sculpted 👨🔧 Part of my Futurama fanart chess set.
@futurama_hulu @FuturamaFandom #Futurama #fanart #3Dart #arnoldrender
@futurama_hulu @FuturamaFandom #Futurama #fanart #3Dart #arnoldrender
September 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A cute Scruffy I sculpted 👨🔧 Part of my Futurama fanart chess set.
@futurama_hulu @FuturamaFandom #Futurama #fanart #3Dart #arnoldrender
@futurama_hulu @FuturamaFandom #Futurama #fanart #3Dart #arnoldrender
Merge shapes into one smooth form?
Use VDB Combine in Houdini. It fuses volumes and blends edges into a single soft surface, great for clouds, rocks, or organic modeling.
#Houdini #NodeNuggets #3D #Procedural
Use VDB Combine in Houdini. It fuses volumes and blends edges into a single soft surface, great for clouds, rocks, or organic modeling.
#Houdini #NodeNuggets #3D #Procedural
September 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Merge shapes into one smooth form?
Use VDB Combine in Houdini. It fuses volumes and blends edges into a single soft surface, great for clouds, rocks, or organic modeling.
#Houdini #NodeNuggets #3D #Procedural
Use VDB Combine in Houdini. It fuses volumes and blends edges into a single soft surface, great for clouds, rocks, or organic modeling.
#Houdini #NodeNuggets #3D #Procedural
September 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Set up a simple Voronoi fracture in Houdini:
Start with a grid or any model, scatter few points, the Voronoi node splits the grid into natural cell-like patterns.
This method can be used to mimic cracks in mud or even the patterns on a giraffe’s skin 🦒
Start with a grid or any model, scatter few points, the Voronoi node splits the grid into natural cell-like patterns.
This method can be used to mimic cracks in mud or even the patterns on a giraffe’s skin 🦒
September 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Set up a simple Voronoi fracture in Houdini:
Start with a grid or any model, scatter few points, the Voronoi node splits the grid into natural cell-like patterns.
This method can be used to mimic cracks in mud or even the patterns on a giraffe’s skin 🦒
Start with a grid or any model, scatter few points, the Voronoi node splits the grid into natural cell-like patterns.
This method can be used to mimic cracks in mud or even the patterns on a giraffe’s skin 🦒
Dear algorithm, connect me with people into:
- Houdini, Houdini engine, HDA
- Unreal engine / UEFN
- Procedural tools & pipelines
- Game art & tech art
- AI in 3D
- ComfyUI
- Teaching & mentoring
Bonus points if you share work in public 👀
- Houdini, Houdini engine, HDA
- Unreal engine / UEFN
- Procedural tools & pipelines
- Game art & tech art
- AI in 3D
- ComfyUI
- Teaching & mentoring
Bonus points if you share work in public 👀
September 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dear algorithm, connect me with people into:
- Houdini, Houdini engine, HDA
- Unreal engine / UEFN
- Procedural tools & pipelines
- Game art & tech art
- AI in 3D
- ComfyUI
- Teaching & mentoring
Bonus points if you share work in public 👀
- Houdini, Houdini engine, HDA
- Unreal engine / UEFN
- Procedural tools & pipelines
- Game art & tech art
- AI in 3D
- ComfyUI
- Teaching & mentoring
Bonus points if you share work in public 👀
Reposted by Eldad Sery | Node Nuggets - Houdini Tips
Amazing tool!
MeshBlend 1.5 on Fab - Better noise, better controls, better setup and better blending!
Excited to bring this update just in time for #UnrealFestStockholm!
Excited to bring this update just in time for #UnrealFestStockholm!
September 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Amazing tool!
Cool Houdini trick to scatter objects in patches: "attribute from pieces"
#Houdini #nodenuggets #3dtips
#Houdini #nodenuggets #3dtips
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Cool Houdini trick to scatter objects in patches: "attribute from pieces"
#Houdini #nodenuggets #3dtips
#Houdini #nodenuggets #3dtips
Has anyone here tried selling or using Houdini Engine tools (HDA) in Unreal Fab? Wondering if setup is easy and if Unreal folks who don’t touch Houdini are aware of these tools.
#Houdini #UnrealFab #UnrealEngine #DevTalk
#Houdini #UnrealFab #UnrealEngine #DevTalk
September 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Has anyone here tried selling or using Houdini Engine tools (HDA) in Unreal Fab? Wondering if setup is easy and if Unreal folks who don’t touch Houdini are aware of these tools.
#Houdini #UnrealFab #UnrealEngine #DevTalk
#Houdini #UnrealFab #UnrealEngine #DevTalk
There's something beautiful in patterns coming from heightfields....
#Houdini #gamedev #gamedevjobs #nodenuggets #RandomThoughts #3dart
#Houdini #gamedev #gamedevjobs #nodenuggets #RandomThoughts #3dart
September 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
There's something beautiful in patterns coming from heightfields....
#Houdini #gamedev #gamedevjobs #nodenuggets #RandomThoughts #3dart
#Houdini #gamedev #gamedevjobs #nodenuggets #RandomThoughts #3dart
Procedural tip:
Don’t model one rock, create a system that can make 100's variations.
Think rules and system, not one.
Then scatter points → randomize scale/rotation → instance assets.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets
Don’t model one rock, create a system that can make 100's variations.
Think rules and system, not one.
Then scatter points → randomize scale/rotation → instance assets.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets
September 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Procedural tip:
Don’t model one rock, create a system that can make 100's variations.
Think rules and system, not one.
Then scatter points → randomize scale/rotation → instance assets.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets
Don’t model one rock, create a system that can make 100's variations.
Think rules and system, not one.
Then scatter points → randomize scale/rotation → instance assets.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Reposted by Eldad Sery | Node Nuggets - Houdini Tips
MeshBlend is finally here! 🥳
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
August 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
MeshBlend is finally here! 🥳
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
MeshBlend is just beautiful ...
September 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
MeshBlend is just beautiful ...
great reference
All Saints Churchyard
Church Road Beccles, NR34
Wooden church door and cut stone doorframe inside and out and iron lock and door handle
#reference #buildingreference #materialreference
Church Road Beccles, NR34
Wooden church door and cut stone doorframe inside and out and iron lock and door handle
#reference #buildingreference #materialreference
September 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
great reference
(Houdini UI) Right-click any parameter > Make Current Value Default.
When you ctrl+MMB, it reverts to this default.
#nodenuggets #16
When you ctrl+MMB, it reverts to this default.
#nodenuggets #16
September 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
(Houdini UI) Right-click any parameter > Make Current Value Default.
When you ctrl+MMB, it reverts to this default.
#nodenuggets #16
When you ctrl+MMB, it reverts to this default.
#nodenuggets #16
NodeNugget #5 - PolyFrame Tangent N
Need your objects to follow a curve?
PolyFrame is the trick.
Use it to generate tangent (N) along a curve
Perfect for procedural rails, fences, or domino setups
Curve → Resample → PolyFrame (tangent=N) → Copytopoints.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets
Need your objects to follow a curve?
PolyFrame is the trick.
Use it to generate tangent (N) along a curve
Perfect for procedural rails, fences, or domino setups
Curve → Resample → PolyFrame (tangent=N) → Copytopoints.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets
September 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
NodeNugget #5 - PolyFrame Tangent N
Need your objects to follow a curve?
PolyFrame is the trick.
Use it to generate tangent (N) along a curve
Perfect for procedural rails, fences, or domino setups
Curve → Resample → PolyFrame (tangent=N) → Copytopoints.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets
Need your objects to follow a curve?
PolyFrame is the trick.
Use it to generate tangent (N) along a curve
Perfect for procedural rails, fences, or domino setups
Curve → Resample → PolyFrame (tangent=N) → Copytopoints.
#Houdini #Procedural #NodeNuggets