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TiXL Meetup 2025-10-06 / Particle System deep dive and more

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We have an deep dive into TiXL's particle system followed by rebuilding a Houdini project by Nik and sharing cool new contributions by Newemka.

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• 0:00 🗯️ Introduction
• 5:15 🍿 Recent TiXL Demos by MFX and Still
• 17:30 🗯️ Review Video by Momo

Particle System Deep dive:

• 19:07 📘 Particle system
• 21:00 📘 PointSimulation (Legacy)
• 24:50 📘 ParticleSystem Op
• 32:35 📘 SequenceAnim
• 32:35 📘 Particle Orientation
• 1:05:30 📘 Particle Lifetime
• 1:17:00 📘 Forces
• 1:18:17 📘 TurbulenceForce
• 1:32:40 📘 DirectionalForce
• 1:40:50 📘 CollisionForce
• 1:43:32 📘 FieldVolumeForce and SDF
• 2:12:32 📘 RaymarchPoints (Raycasting WIP)
• 2:33:26 📘 FollowMeshSurfaceForce
• 2:37:23 📘 ReconstructiveForce
• 2:41:10 📘 SnapToAnglesForce
• 2:46:50 📘 SwitchParticleForces
• 2:49:15 📘 TextureMapForce

More effects:

• 2:57:20 📘 Particles vs Points
• 2:58:33 📘 DrawMotionBlurPoints
• 3:01:25 📘 KeepPreviousPointBuffer

User projects and building stuff:

• 3:06:19 🙋‍♀️ Debugging MoveToSdf Problem
• 3:10:30 🍿 Showcase: Nik Nenov Lasers animation with Houdini
• 3:18:30 🛠️ Line Strands Effects
• 4:25:30 📘 MoveToSDF surface orientation
• 4:31:30 📘 RenderWithMotionBlur
• 4:38:00 💡 Random Symbol Prompts with ???
• 4:50:15 🍿 Contribution: Newemka DrawClosedLines and other new Ops
• 5:08:15 🗯️ Discussion
• 5:12:00 🍿 Showcase: Newemka - David effect
• 5:12:00 🍿 Showcase: ioGen - Particles and SDF