Jessica BeckenbachVEX Tips & Tricks: If -statements, Ternaries, and Group SyntaxWell, I’m now a proud holder of a BFA in visual effects. My post graduation plan was to travel a bit and then get a job, but that isn’t…1 min read·Jun 2, 2020--2--2
Jessica BeckenbachExporting Alembic Files from Houdini Using the Path AttributeWhen you export a model from Houdini using the ROP Alembic Output node, it comes into Maya as one mesh — no subfolders or anything. The…5 min read·Feb 1, 2020--4--4
Jessica BeckenbachinThe StartupFractal Fun: The Cantor SetWhen I was eight, my mom brought home a math book from the library. This wasn’t any old math book; it told of the weird side of math— the…7 min read·Oct 30, 2019----
Jessica BeckenbachTransferring Color Attributes in RenderMan for Houdini (and a few other quirks)For my first project for VSFX 319: Programming Models and Shaders (aka the RenderMan class), we were assigned to make a pop-up book…2 min read·Apr 15, 2019--2--2
Jessica BeckenbachSeashell Generator in HoudiniThis is a seashell generator created for Exercise 1 of VSFX 428: Particles and Procedural Effects. The goal of this project is to be…5 min read·Apr 3, 2019--1--1
Jessica BeckenbachPeach Tree Generator in HoudiniThis is my dailies blog for a peach tree generator I am creating for my final project for VSFX 406: Concept Development for Visual Effects…9 min read·Feb 24, 2019----
Jessica BeckenbachCalculating Angles in HoudiniSo I find myself doing things that involves angles and basic trigonometry way too much, so I figured I’d write up a little document that I…3 min read·Feb 13, 2019--1--1
Jessica BeckenbachPacking for SCADWell, here we are. It’s barely four months before the fall quarter starts, but I remember I had friends who had completely finished…6 min read·Jun 28, 2018----
Jessica BeckenbachArt Supplies You Might Want to Bring to SCADOne question that incoming freshmen ask me again and again is, “What sort of art supplies should I bring?” The short answer: everything you…2 min read·Feb 18, 2018--1--1