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Cinematic Scientific Visualization in Houdini
Kalina Borkiewicz + AJ ChristensenAdvanced Visualization Lab
National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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VocabularyRenaissance Team n.
1. A cross-disciplinary group of experts in science, technology, and art, who work together to build extremely effective science outreach projects.
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VocabularyCinematic Scientific Visualization n.
1. Production-quality, data-driven imagery created with movie-making tools with good composition, camera direction, and artistic aesthetics suitable for distribution in immersive giant screen theaters.
Scientific Visualization n.
1. Imagery created using data with spatial 3D coordinates, often calculated on large computing clusters.
Information Visualization n.
1. Imagery created using relational data which often has no direct mapping to spatial coordinates.
Scientific Illustration n.
1. Imagery created based on expert input but using predominantly artistic tools.
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Cinematic Sci Vis
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Recent Examples
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2.8 TB1794 577R x 384θ x 432φ1x - 6.25x solar radius100 minutes
Yuhong FanNat. Center for Atmos. ResearchYellowstone, NWSC/NCAR and Discover, NASA Center for Climate Simulation
SIMULATIONSTATSDATA SIZE
TIME STEPSRESOLUTION
SPATIAL SCALETIME SCALE
SCIENTISTINSTITUTION
SUPERCOMPUTER
BIG DATADouble Coronal Mass Ejection
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BIG DATAEl Reno Tornado - May 24, 2011
160 TB4895 1500 x 1500 x 380 stretch grid120km x 120km x 120km2 hours
Leigh OrfUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonBlue Waters, University of Illinois
SIMULATIONSTATSDATA SIZE
TIME STEPSRESOLUTION
SPATIAL SCALETIME SCALE
SCIENTISTINSTITUTION
SUPERCOMPUTER
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BIG DATAPhotosynthetic Organelle
60 TB~100,000~100,000,000 atoms1 Angstrom (1e-10 m)1 femtosecond (1e-15 s)
Klaus SchultenUniversity of Illinois at U-CBlue Waters and Titan
SIMULATIONSTATSDATA SIZE
TIME STEPSRESOLUTION
SPATIAL SCALETIME SCALE
SCIENTISTINSTITUTION
SUPERCOMPUTER
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Scientific Visualization Tools
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VMD VAPOR
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HoudiniNuke
After Effects
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scene file
SOPs ROPs SHOPs CHOPs
SOP nodesSub-
networks
parameters
SOP nodes Sub-networks
parameters
SOP nodes Sub-networks
parameters
SOP nodes Sub-networks
parameters
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The Houdini Paradigm
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Houdini Demos
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Demo: Deriving Geometry from Data
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Demo: Working with External Assets
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Demo: Volume and Geometry Manipulation
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Programming in Houdini
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Ways to Get Your Data into Houdini
A) Custom C++ PluginsB) ScriptingC) Ytini
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Ways to Get Your Data into Houdini
A) Custom C++ PluginsB) ScriptingC) Ytini
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Custom C++ PluginsHoudini Development Kit (HDK)
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Custom C++ PluginsHoudini Development Kit (HDK)
● Built directly into Houdini, and works seamlessly just like any other feature, without extra or external steps
● Great if you also need custom artistic controls, beyond just reading the data○ Resolution○ Interpolation○ Edge falloff○ Isovolumes○ ...
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Custom C++ PluginsHoudini Development Kit (HDK)
● Built directly into Houdini, and works seamlessly just like any other feature, without extra or external steps
● Great if you also need custom artistic controls, beyond just reading the data○ Resolution○ Interpolation○ Edge falloff○ Isovolumes○ ...
● Downsides:○ More programming-intensive than some other solutions○ Needs to be updated with every Houdini version
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Ways to Get Your Data into Houdini
A) Custom C++ PluginsB) ScriptingC) Ytini
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Scripting● One-time conversion of data into a Houdini-compatible format
○ Have to re-run if you want to make changes
● You can write an external script, or code in Python directly in Houdini
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Scripting● Write script snippets directly in the parameters
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Scripting● Write script snippets directly in the parameters● Create your own SOP
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Scripting● Write script snippets directly in the parameters● Create your own SOP● Code directly inside Houdini
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 ← HeaderNPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 ← 1 point that defines the center, 1 primitive that is our data volumeNPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 ← 0 groupsNPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0 ← 0 extra attributes
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1 ← Center point at (0,0,0) * 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1 ← Volume definition
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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XYZ Resolution: 2x2x2
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PGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
beginExtra endExtra
Transformation matrix = = identity matrix, which does nothing (no scaling, translating, rotating) [ ]
Example .geo volume file
1 0 00 1 00 0 1
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
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Other fancy settings include:● Whether to taper the volume and how much● What values to set past the border of the volume● How much lossy compression is allowed● And more… Described in “GPD.txt” file that comes with Houdini
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ← The data
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ← The data. 8 numbers, as defined by the 2*2*2 resolution
beginExtra endExtra
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Example .geo volume filePGEOMETRY V2 NPoints 1 NPrims 1 NPointGroups 0 NPrimGroups 0 NPointAttrib 0 NVertexAttrib 0 NPrimAttrib 0 NAttrib 0
0 0 0 1
Volume 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 2 2 2 constant 0 0 smoke 0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
beginExtra ← End / extrasendExtra
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Let’s Play with Real Data: Hands-on Demo
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Ways to Get Your Data in Houdini
A) Custom C++ PluginsB) ScriptingC) Ytini
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Ytini.com
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Rendering in Houdini
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Demo: Camera, Lighting, and Render Setup