The course begins by explaining all the core concepts of USD, followed up by applying this knowledge on an example shot as it moves along a USD based pipeline. It will go over asset creation, layout, animation, FX and lighting. In the end, you will have a solid understanding of what a USD pipeline looks like from start to finish and especially how you can work with USD files in Houdini. Everything you will need as a Houdini artist from opening USD files to importing them into SOPs and then successfully exporting it back to USD will be covered.

Jeronimo Maggi started his career as a 3D generalist and has been working with Houdini as an FX TD in feature films for the last 6 years. He worked for several years in the education field teaching Houdini and currently works in Animal Logic Vancouver as a Character FX Technical Director.