Houdini 20.5 Animation

How to

Cycle (repeat) animation

Animate an object moving along a path curve

Animation

Getting started ¶

Animation styles
Animation basics
Animation editor
Channel list and channel groups

The channel list is used to select the parameters that are displayed in the animation editor and on the timeline.
Playbar
Animation FAQ

Next steps ¶

Auto-key

Auto-key automatically adds keyframes for any parameters you change.
Animation toolbar
Animation bookmarks
Cycling (repeating) animation
Animate cameras and lights
Animating string parameters
Flipbook animation previews and blocking
How to

Guru-level ¶

Converting animation key values between Houdini and Maya

Houdini stores key tangents using second-based slope and acceleration, while Maya uses frame-based angle and weight. This page shows how to convert between the two.