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FX TD Hallam Roberts developed Augmented Vertex Block Descent, an enhanced physics simulation framework that improves upon Houdini's Vellum system. The tool combines features from multiple open-source projects including TinyVBD, Gaia, NVIDIA Warp, and AVBD-2D to create more robust physics simulations with better stiffness control. VBD uses local vertex position updates instead of processing the entire system simultaneously, offering improved performance for cloth, hair, and soft body simulations. The framework includes mass-spring constraints, Neo-Hookean constraints, collision detection, and various integration methods.

Vertex Block Descent on OpenCL Gets Houdini Physics to Next Level