本教程是由cmiVFX机构出品的Houdini影视级汽车特效动画视频教程第一季，cmiVFX Houdini Craft Rigging and Animation Volume 1，时长：3小时51分，大小：3.7 GB，MP4高清视频格式，教程使用软件：Houdini，作者：Alaliwi Hossam-Aldin，语言：英语。

Houdini 是一个特效方面非常强大的软件。许多电影特效都是由它完成：《指环王》中“甘道夫”放的那些“魔法礼花”，还有“水马”冲垮“戒灵”的场面，后天中的龙卷风等等，a52的汽车广告，反正只要是涉及DD公司制作的好莱坞一线大片，几乎都会有Houdini参与和应用。

Houdini不光只适用于视觉特效的制作，随着HOUDINI适用于各种平台，并且出现了很多的HOUDINI培训教学，HOUDINI开始进入了动态图像设计领域。因为其自身的流程化特性，加上其强大的动力学系统，让HOUDINI在数据可视化方面占有一席重要的地位，让图形设计师能够通过它表达自己的观点。

cmiVFX机构是国际领先的高端特效教程提供者，网站以特效和三维技术为主，教程内容翔实而深刻，是少有的以深度而闻名的网站。而且教程的发散角度非常新颖，常常是技术弄潮人首选的新锐技术接受渠道。相对而言，其教程的价格也较高，不过由于其丰富的内容和实战的经验，已经物超所值。

cmiVFX Houdini Craft Rigging and Animation Volume 1

cmiVFX has released the first video of a brand new three-part series on Houdini FX for simulation of real-time motion. We’ll start this video by building a rigging system that works for any kind of four-wheeled vehicle. The goal is to allow you to drive it in real-time just like you would in a video game by using the mouse and keyboard to control the motion of the vehicle. Part one of this series is full of vehicle animation secrets. We’ll learn how to make the wheels rotate accurately, we’ll create a physically accurate steering system, and much more. Our mentor, Alaliwi Hossam-Aldin, uses particles to create a fully controllable keyboard engine that will allow you to drive your 3D vehicle in any direction and by any speed value. Alaliwi will break down the complex math used in vehicle simulation for you so that it’s easy to understand. If you’re looking to install craft animation inside Houdini in the same way you would if you were using Maya or 3DSMax, then you’re at the right place!