Matchbox Monsters

This is a slimmed-down Houdini file of my setup for my Matchbox Monsters which you can see on my Instagram from June 2024. The aim is to demonstrate how I organised the various pieces of geometry and attached the cone twists and motors to the car. There are 2 setups in my hip file, one which uses the SOP Bullet Solver and a second which uses a DOP Network. I explored both options because the cone twists need to be set up slightly differently for each.

Please note that the actual car models used in my renders are not included in this hip file as these were 3D models that I sourced elsewhere, so I don't have the rights or permission to redistribute these. There is also no material or lighting setup in this hip file as I tend to export my scenes from Houdini and render in C4D. This file is purely about sharing my setup and approach.