Shortest Paths inside Volumes

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26.03.2026

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Houdini 20.5

Description

Trailing shortest paths inside volumes using the volume arrival and volume analysis node.

1 Examples

The Houdini file contains four examples:
1. Single path finding the closest target point around an obstacle.
2. Multiple paths finding each target point.
3. Multiple paths getting locally bundled.
4. Consecutive path finding to avoid intersections.

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