# jhorikawa/HoudiniHowtos

Houdini recipe files repository.

Repository: https://github.com/jhorikawa/HoudiniHowtos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/houdinihowtos
Language: Mathematica
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: houdini, parametric, procedural, tutorial, vex
Last push: 2025-08-23T15:39:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 38, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3294, "days_push": 375, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1125, forks 169 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:40.991788+00:00)

## What it is
A repository of Houdini recipe and tutorial files accompanying Junichiro Horikawa's YouTube videos on parametric and procedural design. It provides downloadable example files for learning Houdini and VEX techniques.

## Use cases
- learn Houdini through example files
- follow along with parametric design YouTube tutorials
- study procedural modeling recipes
- learn VEX scripting examples
- find reference HIP files for Houdini techniques

## When to choose
- you watch the Parametric Procedural Houdini YouTube channel and want the companion files
- you want hands-on example files for learning procedural workflows in Houdini

## When to avoid
- you need a standalone tutorial without watching the associated videos
- you don't use SideFX Houdini

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, simulation, graphics
- domain: graphics, tutorials, simulation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: houdini, vex, procedural-modeling, parametric-design, tutorial-files, youtube-companion

## Member repositories
- jhorikawa/HoudiniHowtos (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.991788+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:39:32.151683+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jhorikawa/HoudiniHowtos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.991788+00:00, sha 9091a6d797cb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.