Houdini's BooKit - Creative Procedural Library

Modeling & placing manually every single book to create diverse bookshelves can be painful & unproductive. The BooKit HDA package aims to help with this :)

Intro Video

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This HDA package allows you to generate books seamlessly, elegantly & easily.

Main Features

• Real-time & instant feedback from the generator's engine.
• Artist-friendly controls with documented Help on each parameter.
• Generate contents with any shape, patterns, 3D objects (with proper guide).
• Procedural Placement for 3D assets (with item_importer.hda).
• Automatic Texture Assignment.

Files included

• quickPattern.1.4.hda (open)
• item_importer.1.11.hda (open)
• bookitmaterial.1.1.hda (open)
• copytoshelf.1.16_LOCK.hda (blackboxed)
• ReadMe.txt: installation guide
• BooKit_HIP_demo_scene: Demo Scene project file of 10 different generated shelves in the teaser using this HDA package(not including the items).
  

Requirements

• Houdini Beginner Knowledge
• Houdini 19+
  

Support

• Tutorial: this quick tutorial will guide you through the HDA's concept and the process of building creative bookshelves.
• During the installation & usage process, feel free to reach me at my contact on arstation or email if you have any trouble/questions.