A while back Side FX held a webinar that featured everything you wanted to know about Houdini VEX and COPS, including wrangling within VEX. Recently, they have posted that event for all to see. Watch Jeff Wagner, Side Effects, Senior Technology Consultant walk through using VEX in Houdini, with wrangle nodes.

Houdini VEX sets it part from other dcc’s. It is a low level language that you can use to create fast, custom nodes that can operate on anything. This includes geometry, images, audio, volume, and more. Adding VOP top the mix, gives you the ability to use VEX to create custom operators buy using nodes, without having to write any code.