Tornado HDA

Final Render

A comp of the parameters. The artist has a lot of control over the whole thing.

Here's a breakdown of me running through parameters and the HDA running through the geometry. It's not a perfect sync, but it gets the idea across.

A color breakdown of all the moving pieces. The HDA opens up like this so that the artist can clearly see the individual pieces to control.

Animation of the tornado in motion.

Tornado HDA

A Houdini HDA where the user can create a tornado or vortex and modify its speed, shape, size, and color. It also has controls for three layers of debris, as well as a top and bottom layer.