Zak Katara
zakkatara
About Me
Biomedical Animator - Lead Houdini Artist at Hybrid Medical Animation
Instagram: @zakkatara
EXPERTISE
Generalist
INDUSTRY
Advertising / Motion Graphics
Houdini Skills
ADVANCED
Procedural Modeling | Solaris | Lighting | PDG
INTERMEDIATE
Environments | Digital Assets | Motion Editing | Animation | Hair & Fur | Cloth | Crowds | Karma | Pyro FX | Fluids | Destruction FX | VEX | Python
BEGINNER
Character Rigging
Availability
I am currently employed at Hybrid Medical Animation
Recent Forum Posts
Maya Service Block - Server Type "Service" Issues April 17, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Hey all! I am trying to get the maya service block example file working, but am having trouble getting it to work properly.
I created a maya service, pointing to the mayapy.exe file, using the default arguments. No errors come up in pdg, however the maya file never opens, it just toils endlessly.
Does anyone have a fix for this? I also noticed that the status of the mayascript worker never changes to active.
If anyone has some insight, I'd love to get this up and running! I have been using the deprecated shared server but I'd like to switch over to this newer service server type.
I am on Houdini version 20.5.445, and Maya 2022, using the mayapipeline.hip file that ships with houdini
I created a maya service, pointing to the mayapy.exe file, using the default arguments. No errors come up in pdg, however the maya file never opens, it just toils endlessly.
Does anyone have a fix for this? I also noticed that the status of the mayascript worker never changes to active.
If anyone has some insight, I'd love to get this up and running! I have been using the deprecated shared server but I'd like to switch over to this newer service server type.
I am on Houdini version 20.5.445, and Maya 2022, using the mayapipeline.hip file that ships with houdini
Day 26 | VFX: DOPS | MELT | Animation March 26, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
Day 26 - Melting Anvil
GSG textures and anvil used
GSG textures and anvil used
Day 25 | VFX: DOPS | FLOOD | Animation March 26, 2025, 1:48 a.m.
Day 25 - Leaf Flood
A burst of vellum leaves advected by a cold axiom volume
A burst of vellum leaves advected by a cold axiom volume