Will MacNeil shows some low-level Mograph in Houdini by creating a basic helix setup in Houdini.

Side FX Houdini is like C4D’sC4D’s mograph module amped-up infinitely. There are all kinds of motion graphics effects you can set up with Houdini. Many who have outgrown C4D have made a jump or added the procedural app to their workflow. A new tutorial from Will MacNeil (who is a design director at the Mill in London) shows how to create a customizable helix setup in Houdini.

The helix setup has controls for rotation start and end settings and lets you change the width along the length too. Other tutorials relating to spirals and helixes in Houdini include ones from Junichiro Horikawa, who covers a lot of the maths involved on a few different occasions.

Also, if you’ve not yet seen Will MacNeil’sMacNeil’s 3D oil painting in Houdini, you need to check that.