Houdini - Barrel Generator

Build a fully procedural wooden barrel in Houdini — step by step. Learn the exact node flow (Line → Group → Resample → Attribute Transfer → Revolve → PolyExtrude) and finish with clean, tweakable controls. 🔥 Bonus Tool — Houdini AI Assistant (analyze, debug, generate inside Houdini): https://rart.gumroad.com/l/HoudiniAIA... 📦 Project Files (Gumroad): https://rart.gumroad.com/l/eepnsl 🔗 More Tutorials & Resources: https://rart.gumroad.com/ What you’ll learn • Clean, non-destructive curve setup for fast iteration • Grouping smart parts for precise edits (top, bottom, staves) • Even topology with Resample and Revolve for the barrel body • Attribute Transfer to reuse selections/groups efficiently • Smooth falloff shaping with ramps for organic forms • PolyExtrude for thickness + final shaping details • A simple, parametric workflow you can reuse for props Who is this for? • Houdini beginners to intermediate artists who want production-ready procedural modeling techniques • 3D artists for games, VFX, and motion who need fast, editable props Software / Level • Houdini (any recent version) • Level: Beginner–Intermediate Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:42 Add a Line with three points 01:06 Group the center point 01:26 Resample for even segments 01:32 Transfer the previously created Group (Attribute Transfer) 02:25 Shape the selected Group with smooth rolloff 03:13 Add Revolve — create the base shape 03:33 Group the top and bottom parts 07:51 Final shaping with PolyExtrude 14:23 Details and finish Stay connected • Houdini AI Assistant: https://rart.gumroad.com/l/HoudiniAIA... • YouTube:    / raducius   • Instagram:   / raducius   • LinkedIn:   / radu-cius   ––– Keywords houdini barrel generator, procedural barrel houdini, houdini tutorial modeling, houdini revolve polyextrude, houdini attribute transfer groups, 3d modeling props houdini, procedural modeling for games, vfx props workflow #Houdini #HoudiniTutorial #ProceduralModeling #3DModeling #VFX #GameDev #CGI #Barrel