Car Crash Simulation

This was a live project for an unspecified indie film, still in post production. On the VFX team, I worked on the destruction of the car. This rigid body simulation consisted of separating the model, using the Vellum Solver to bend the metal frame and using the RBD Bullet Solver to shatter the glass.

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Destruction Houdini Artist

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Houdini FX

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experimenting with fractal glass pieces breaking

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group selection of glass to remain

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test fracturing the model

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collision test

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separating model into the various materials

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experimenting with the malleability of the metal frame

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