Alembic Scene Import , selecting primitives 'disabled'

   4535   5   1
User Avatar
Member
14 posts
Joined: March 2014
Offline
Hello guys,

this is my first post here; since I started ‘working’ with Houdini just recently and try to get accustomed to it, I hope you don't resent my rather simple questionI've currently installed Houdini Apprentice version 16.0.504.20

When I import an Alembic File and select one of its objects, I can't select the object's primitives, although I'm able to select the points or edges (Load as ‘Unpack Alembic Delayed Load Primitives’). The whole object just turns blue when I try to make a primitive selection. I obviously missed something important, right?
I've already ‘combed’ Houdini's documentation and the forum's posts, but couldn't really find an answer. Do you maybe have a clue?

Thank you very much & best regards
Edited by HHaynes - April 3, 2017 12:18:54
User Avatar
Staff
329 posts
Joined: July 2005
Offline
The unpacked geometry is likely a single polygon soup primitive. Consider appending a Convert SOP to convert it to polygons.
User Avatar
Member
14 posts
Joined: March 2014
Offline
Thank you very much, Derrick! The Convert SOP did the trick
User Avatar
Member
2 posts
Joined: March 2017
Offline
Hi, i have a same problem.
Howyou convert in SOP ?
Thank you for your reponse
Lampay
User Avatar
Member
833 posts
Joined: Jan. 2018
Offline
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/nodes/sop/convert.html [www.sidefx.com]
>>Kays
For my Houdini tutorials and more visit:
https://www.youtube.com/c/RightBrainedTutorials [www.youtube.com]
User Avatar
Member
7 posts
Joined: Oct. 2023
Offline
Thanks. Convert node helped a lot. Unpack still shows primitives in "1".
  • Quick Links