Houdini Vellum

Houdini Vellum Explorations

Context.

This technical exercise focuses on soft-body foam and felt simulations using Houdini's Vellum solver. By generating individual foam pieces with varying properties, the setup utilizes Vellum constraints and forces to manage physical collisions and deformations. The simulation data was transferred via Alembic into Blender for final composition and rendering, establishing a direct pipeline for handling material physics.

An image of the bottom part of the olive oil bottle made of clay
Array of Caldera boxed
Open Caldera box with an olive oil bottle in it

© Kirill Lukianov, 2026

Houdini Vellum

Houdini Vellum Explorations

Context.

This technical exercise focuses on soft-body foam and felt simulations using Houdini's Vellum solver. By generating individual foam pieces with varying properties, the setup utilizes Vellum constraints and forces to manage physical collisions and deformations. The simulation data was transferred via Alembic into Blender for final composition and rendering, establishing a direct pipeline for handling material physics.

An image of the bottom part of the olive oil bottle made of clay
Array of Caldera boxed
Open Caldera box with an olive oil bottle in it

© Kirill Lukianov, 2026