Procedural road generator

This is a proof of concept example I did together with a colleague in 2005 in Houdini 7.0 . To see we could use procedural content creation in our tool building pipeline.

Currently I'm creating Video lectures on how to build this system. You can find them at www.cmivfx.com

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• procedural
• houdini
• modeling
• 3d
• sidefx
• game
• asset
• environment
• road
• town
• shooter
• playlogic
• racing
• SOP
• research
• 2005

[Midasist]

Very nice. What math is actually used to find the vertex points in turns? I have been looking for this a long time. Thanks!

[3DisFuntastic]

@Midasist

Basically it is using the difference between the tangent vector and the vector pointing to the next point.

[3DisFuntastic]

@Midasist

Basically it is using the difference between the tangent vector and the vector pointing to the next point.

[VicoEsco]

this is really sick. the terrain aware part was pretty cool, but you're gonna need a ton of environmental obstacle factoring if you're gonna pop bridges up like that. but it shows huge potential. good luck to you man. oh, and hai from reddit.

[3DisFuntastic]

@VicoEsco

Thanks!! Wow that a lot of views suddenly! There is an update in the making that goes much further in detail than this version. I'll post a new video the coming months.

[aleksandarrodic]

This rocks!

[3DisFuntastic]

Thanks!

[ultramediaAustralia]

damn :)

[DarktownStudi0s]

Imagine if this were implemented in a future edition of Minecraft (Modern) or other games (racing games?:) where roads, dirt paths were even procedurally created on map creation :D Replay value would be amazing in any case, as a road to drive would always be different each time you played.

[MakubexIsVik]

Super cool.. its like.. it can read ur mind :D

[martoonz]

im very interesting of yours video in CMIFX, i boghty one of precedural road but im looking foward how to make conections between streets/roads.

great video but the read still in one way without many road conections.

i wait your anwer.

thanks

[TheDonJP]

That is amazing......

[spenceisadork]

Really cool, I have roads in my project but no money for the tutorials and no time now. I think this is more complicated than I need anyway.

[realigion24]

That is incredible!

Really great work!

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