∘ All Aspects
∘ SideFX Houdini
∘ Pixar Renderman
∘ The Textile Suite is a combination of 5 simple Houdini Digital Assets which can be structured in numerous ways in order to create a plethora of stunning's results
∘ The system design is inspired by a nodular approach to allow both creative and technical artists the greatest amount of flexibility when using the Suite, and more coherent integration with Houdini systems
∘ The Textile Suite was developed for use in the Summer Industry Course Short Lilli at Texas A&M; however, its combabilities have far surpassed the projects requirements
∘ Mentors: Alex Timchenko ∘ Megan Walker
∘ Entagma: Knitting in 3D – Building a UV deformer
∘ CG Factory: Rope Modeling In Houdini
∘ The yarn knit material consists of multiple levels of details which are compiled to form the final tactile look
∘ The development of the Knit Material can be broken down into 3 phases: Structure, Form, and Color
∘ Structure: Development of the underlaying textile curves and global noises related to the overall material shape
∘ Form: Individual processing of each curve into a specific material type including fly aways, pilings, etc.
∘ Color: by calling attributes used to create the structure and form, intricate patterns can be created by layering the results
∘ Variants created using the yarn tool within the Textile Suite Tool
∘ [Left - Right] Yarn, Thread, Knit, Nylon, Rope, Mesh
***All Variants are shaded using the same base hair shader. All variation is due to forms created within the textile suite***
∘ The complete system is broken down into 5 custom Houdini Digital Assets in order to allow seamless integration with various Houdini workflows
∘ Textile Suite HDA List: UV Projection, GEO Noise, Yarn, Thread, Cd Manage, Frayed Edges
∘ Structural diagrams for physical yarn spinning using S and Z twist
∘ Weave patterns for various textile including linear and weave/knit based patterns
***Images used to inform digital tool development were compiled from google and NOT made by me***
∘ The Textile Suite was developed for the Summer Industry Course Short "Lilli" in order to complete the characters unique surfacing needs
∘ The Suite has future potential to include rope presets which can toggled through
∘ Future adaption of the
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