Houdini 20 | How to Pose and Animate Electra

LESSON AND SUPPORT FILES: www.sidefx.com/tutorials/how-...
This lesson is for animators who want to learn how to pose and keyframe the Electra test geometry using the new APEX Animate state in Houdini 20. This node takes the rig that is embedded in the geometry and makes it available for animators to work with this character. Next learn how to add a second character so they can be animated together. Along the way learn about Selection Sets and animation controls that you can use within the APEX Animate tool. This lesson is for animators who want to learn how to pose and keyframe using the new APEX Animate state.

[@SmallRobotStudio]

Guys, I'm so excited for this and it couldn't have come at a better time!

[@maxrose8845]

The animation environment feels so good. It's so lighting fast and fun to work with. Well done, side fx 👍

[@sridharan5172]

Once agin i want to thank to Magee because Houdini overview is very helpful to learn houdni ❤

[@jessesolomonscott]

I so happy to see how sidefx is bringing proceduralism to rigging. This is so cool 😍

[@paolorava7912]

AMAZING good stuff sidefx thank you ♥

[@ahmednasr93]

this is nice! will be very nice to have a tutorial on how to rig using apex

[@SuperMyckie]

That will be uploaded before the week runs out

[@houdini3d]

www.sidefx.com/contentlibrary/electra-rig/

[@carlosrivadulla8903]

I like the concept 👌

[@njfx]

thanks for this!

[@qyoinqyuri]

Mr. Magee, really appreciate your educational content. One gripe I have with your tutorials is that your voice can go from very quiet at the end of sentences to a sudden raise in the following with lots of "uhms" in between. You sound tired and lethargic. Better quality microphone/recording settings may help as well. My complaints may seem shallow but it's definitely not a personal attack. Hopefully you're getting paid enough to warrant well-planned and well-executed tutorials as the main voice of SideFX learning materials. Cheers.

[@ruben-dion]

Let’s Go!!🎉

[@mladenkevic]

nice, I'm just curious to see graph editor for this approach to pivot rotate IK

[@noxeeq7674]

Hi, please explain to me how Blendshape works in APEX, I can't figure it out, thanks in advance!

[@kir11]

Nicee!

[@wosborne777]

Will there be a APEX biped auto rigger and skinner ?

[@maxmax003]

Can you use futura to animate the hand of electra lifting so they sync perfectly in case we needed it?

[@houdini3d]

You can set up constraints - look for Warren L's HIVE talk for more details on this

[@tulypo]

Does anyone know how to export in fbx, what has been animated with apex? I have animated a ball with dynamics and I would like to take it to 3D Studio Max.

[@Catman983]

how to save pose? like pose library?

[@ShopDogProductions13]

I’m having Electra separate into two when I try to pose. Any suggestions on how to fix that? Thanks!

[@YomuKaigen]

It's likely a viewport bug, used to happen to me when entering the `Animate` viewport state. At the top menu of Houdini, go to `Labs` -> `Reset Viewport` and it should get rid of the "duplicate" geometry when entering the animation state. This issue may have been solved in the recent Houdini builds.

[@ShopDogProductions13]

@@YomuKaigen thanks!

[@YuuJer]

is apex going to be in Core? or FX?

[@e4lam]

It's in Core.

[@houdini3d]

It is in both CORE and FX

[@wosborne777]

Do you intend to extend these tools with auto AI full body posing like Cascadeur ?

[@gregorybennings8718]

that would be a game changer

[@endizero]

did houdini has face pose/rig?

[@houdini3d]

Check out these rigs - they have some face controls - www.sidefx.com/contentlibrary/luchador-chicken/

[@PowerfullUs]

hold on... when will houdini 20 release?

[@houdini3d]

It released this morning! - www.sidefx.com/products/whats-new-in-h20/

[@PowerfullUs]

WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME SIDEFX, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR MORE THEM A YEAR OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG@@houdini3d

[@PowerfullUs]

I'm happy, going to finish my fox now, omg thanks sidefx@@houdini3d

[@YiChi457]

@@houdini3d Could you update the Launcher UI? it's quite all over the place. Thanks

[@Swdgame]

Is this a tutorial or a show off? If you are not gonna do a detailed and educational guides on how your technical artist created this rig, this is just another fancy rig toon, which other software has millions of.

[@SamWelker]

This is how to pose and animate as the title suggests. The software came out today with this early access tool so as they normally do I assume they will release plenty of content in the next weeks and months helping clarify how to best use this.

[@houdini3d]

In H20 the animators experience was a key focus and this lesson is about that workflow Go here to learn about the rigging - www.sidefx.com/contentlibrary/electra-rig/ And check out the HIVE presentation on H20 Rigging - around noon today - www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/h20-hive-youtube-live/

[@sandau44]

why would a video titled "how to pose and animate electra" be about rigging?

[@wallacesousuke1433]

What a garbage software