Basic Auto-Rigging for Games in Houdini

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Root Motion

Lecture 3: What you need to know

Lecture 4: Bugs and new features to be implemented

Chapter 2: The Guide HDA

Lecture 1: Setting up the Scene

Lecture 2: Adding Parameters

Lecture 3: Starting The Guide

Lecture 4: Python Module

Lecture 5: Symmetry

Lecture 6: Child Compensation

Lecture 7: Save Presets

Lecture 8: Load Presets

Lecture 9: Legs

Lecture 10: Spine And Head

Lecture 11: Arms

Lecture 12: Feet

Lecture 13: Eyes and Jaw

Lecture 14: Fingers

Lecture 15: Leg Up Vectors

Lecture 16: Arm Up Vectors

Chapter 3: Building a Skeleton

Lecture 1: Animation Rig Setup

Lecture 2: Add Bone

Lecture 3: Game Engine Setup

Lecture 4: Build The Spine

Lecture 5: Parent The Spine Bones

Lecture 6: Add the Leg Bones

Lecture 7: Arm Bones

Lecture 8: Eye and Jaw Bones

Lecture 9: Finger Bones

Lecture 10: Unity Skeleton Test

Chapter 4: Character Rig

Lecture 1: Character Guide Rig Setup

Lecture 2: SpineBones

Lecture 3: Spine FK Controls

Lecture 4: Spine IK Controls

Lecture 5: Spine Null And Root Null Constraints

Lecture 6: Spine IK Constraints

Lecture 7: Spine FK Constraints

Lecture 8: Add The Leg Bones

Lecture 9: Add The Leg Controls

Lecture 10: Add The Leg IK

Lecture 11: Add The Leg FK

Lecture 12: Add The Arm Bones

Lecture 13: Add The Arm Controls

Lecture 14: Add The Arm Constraints

Lecture 15: Add The Bones Of The Feet

Lecture 16: Add The Controls For The Feet

Lecture 17: Add The Constraints To The Feet

Lecture 18: Add The Bones Of The Hand

Lecture 19: Add The Controls For The Hand

Lecture 20: Add The Constraints For The Hand

Lecture 21: Add The Head Bones

Lecture 22: Add The Head Controls

Lecture 23: Add The Head Constraints

Chapter 5: HDA Setup

Lecture 1: Rig Groups

Lecture 2: Proxy Geometry

Lecture 3: Export Animation

Lecture 4: Import Animation

Lecture 5: Character Rig HDA

Lecture 6: Notes – Conflicts with HDAs When Scripting

Lecture 7: Updating The Guide Spine

Lecture 8: Cleanup And Refactor 1

Lecture 9: Cleanup And Refactor 2

Lecture 10: Cleanup And Refactor 3

Lecture 11: Bug Fix – Save Animation 01

Lecture 12: The Prototype Is Complete

Chapter 6: Refining The Guide

Lecture 1: Part II Introduction

Lecture 2: Updating The onBuildCharacterRig Scripts

Lecture 3: Setup And The Problem With Symmetry

Lecture 4: Replacing Symmetry

Lecture 5: Updating The Preset System

Lecture 6: Updating The Save Preset System

Lecture 7: Updating The Load Preset System

Lecture 8: The Proxy System

Lecture 9: Creating The Proxy Nodes

Lecture 10: Linking The Proxy Nodes

Lecture 11: Adding The Proxy Node Interface

Lecture 12: Positioning The Proxies In The Guide

Lecture 13: Proxy Mesh Display And LOD

Lecture 14: Proxy Symmetry And Visibility

Lecture 15: Saving the Proxies

Lecture 16: Loading The Proxies

Lecture 17: Adding The Proxies To The Character Rig

Lecture 18: Bugs: Adding FK To The Feet

Lecture 19: Controls Display

Lecture 20: Export Rig, Bone Colours

Lecture 21: Export Rig Deformation

Lecture 22: Bugs : Child Compensation

Lecture 23: Notes: Node Based Symmetry

Chapter 7: Houdini 18.5 (Alpha)

Lecture 1: Houdini 18.5 – Intro (Alpha)

Lecture 2: Which Version To Download – Houdini 18.5 Python 3 (Alpha)

Lecture 3: A First Aook At KineFX

Lecture 4: KineFX A Basic IK/FK System

Lecture 5: KineFX Building The HDA