Johan Gårdfeldt Shares a Quick Tip for Creating Random Rotations in Houdini by Converting Elements to Packed Primitives.

Need a way to create random rotations for a set of input objects in Houdini? The simplest way to do this is to randomize the orientation, according to Houdini FX TD Johan Gårdfeldt (Johnny Farmfield). Orientation comes through a hack using packed primitives to facilitate the job.

Once the procedure is successful, you can unpack the objects to get back to polygons. Johan’s rotations tutorial represents the first in a new series of what will be many installments. You can help support Johan on patreon.com/Farmfield for early access to these clips & scene files.