Introduction to ICE in XSI
Learn a production-proven workflow to visual programming with ICE and easily extend the capabilities of XSI. Software required: XSI 7 and up.
What you'll learn
Learn a production-proven workflow to visual programming with ICE and easily extend the capabilities of XSI. Integrate into existing pipelines, rapid prototyping of tools, visually debug, and iterate and create in real-time - Perfect for artists and technical directors. Provides over 3 hours of project-based training for artists new to ICE in XSI. Popular highlights include: Understanding ICE; ICE Framework; Navigation in ICE; Working with ICE Nodes; Types and Contexts; Intrinsic and Dynamic Data; Sharing Data Between ICE Trees; ICE Compounds; ICE Particle Simulations; ICE Rigid Bodies; Using ICE Attributes in Render Tree; Visualizing ICE Data; Previewing ICE Data; Rendering ICE Particles and Meshes; Building Deformers; Building Complex Systems with ICE; Importance of Comments; Learning Best Practices and Workflows; Tips and Tricks. Software required: XSI 7 and up.
Table of contents
- Building ICE Particle Simulations 8m
- ICE Particle Surface Interaction 9m
- Particle Instancing with ICE 5m
- Particle Rigid Body Simulations 4m
- Driving Shaders with ICE Attributes 6m
- Creating ICE Trees from Scratch 9m
- Deformation with ICE 6m
- Conversion Nodes 7m
- Ripple Using Vector Math 4m
- Building Compounds 7m
- Exporting Compounds 7m
- Creating ICE Attributes 6m
- Working with Clusters 5m
- Simulating the Spread of Heat Along the Match 6m
- Increasing the Heat Value Using the if Node 7m
- Real-time Shaders and ICE 5m
- Fine-tuning the Heat Spread 8m
- Deformation Based on Heat 7m
- Emitting Particles from Hot Regions 6m
- Deleting Particles Based on Age 6m
- Modifying the Particle Color 5m
- Applying and Formatting Comments 5m
- Adding Forces to Make Particles Rise 8m
- Sculpting the Flame with Forces 6m
- Rendering with Particle Volume Cloud 8m
- Setting Data on Color at Vertex Maps 8m
- Map Lookup in the Render Tree 3m
- Generating Heat from the Flame 5m
- Sharing ICE Attributes 5m
About the author
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more