CHOPs, A Comprehensive Introduction

In Houdini, CHOPs - or "Channel Operators" - are a way to generate sequences of numbers and vectors independently of geometry. They are an old and mysterious part of Houdini which have an unfair reputation for being difficult. In this video, we'll give you a solid introduction to CHOPs, and show you how to create channels of data using Python, VEX, or CHOPs.