Instancing with TOPs in TouchDesigner
This TouchDesigner tutorial covers instancing with TOPs through the creation of a "particle donut." It's at a beginner to intermediate level, with a more advanced section at the end touching on GLSL. Consider supporting me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Polyhop There you can gain access to project files, help guide future topics and support the creation of new tutorials. Please note this tutorial uses TouchDesigner Version 2023.11600. If you're using an older or newer version there may be features that don't work in exactly the same way. Additional GLSL resources mentioned in the video: https://thebookofshaders.com/ https://docs.derivative.ca/Write_a_GLSL_TOP Video Navigation / Topics: 0:00 - Intro 02:35 - Instancing Operator Families 10:29 - Instancing Setup 17:51 - Noise Coordinate Map 25:11 - Instance Rotation 27:32 - Looping to the Timeline 31:28 - Camera Motion 35:28 - Lighting 40:00 - SSAO 42:45 - Bloom 46:36 - 2D Attractor Reference 49:53 - Attractor Path 52:21 - Attractor using Math in TOPs 1:05:14 - Scaling Instances by Attractor 1:07:34 - Rotating Instances to Attractor 1:12:09 - Attractor using GLSL 1:26:07 - Project File Overview
This TouchDesigner tutorial covers instancing with TOPs through the creation of a "particle donut." It's at a beginner to intermediate level, with a more advanced section at the end touching on GLSL. Consider supporting me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Polyhop There you can gain access to project files, help guide future topics and support the creation of new tutorials. Please note this tutorial uses TouchDesigner Version 2023.11600. If you're using an older or newer version there may be features that don't work in exactly the same way. Additional GLSL resources mentioned in the video: https://thebookofshaders.com/ https://docs.derivative.ca/Write_a_GLSL_TOP Video Navigation / Topics: 0:00 - Intro 02:35 - Instancing Operator Families 10:29 - Instancing Setup 17:51 - Noise Coordinate Map 25:11 - Instance Rotation 27:32 - Looping to the Timeline 31:28 - Camera Motion 35:28 - Lighting 40:00 - SSAO 42:45 - Bloom 46:36 - 2D Attractor Reference 49:53 - Attractor Path 52:21 - Attractor using Math in TOPs 1:05:14 - Scaling Instances by Attractor 1:07:34 - Rotating Instances to Attractor 1:12:09 - Attractor using GLSL 1:26:07 - Project File Overview