Procedural Fabric Edges – Houdini Tutorial + Scene File

With this VEX focused Houdini Groom tutorial you'll learn to create realistic, procedural fabric edges in Houdini. The download includes step-by-step guidance building the setup with VEX scripting, and a full scene file—perfect for groom artists seeking a fully procedural, technical approach to torn fabric edges.

Small ripped-off fabric edges appear frequently in VFX production. This tutorial shows how to procedurally initialize guide curves along fabric edges, eliminating the need to place them by hand or paint density maps. It walks through essential VEX scripts for procedural groom setups, providing techniques you can reuse on every groom asset.

The included scene file contains the setup used for the product images. You can use it to study the setup I used, or use it directly—simply scale and calibrate values for your assets. Once configured for your studio’s standard world size, this setup will accelerate every fabric-edge groom you create.

The tutorial also covers deforming the groom for animation, ideal for artists working in smaller studios or advertis