garyo

skydave
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Check out https://github.com/dkoerner/houio/tree/master/scene_exporter [github.com]. This python script exports the current scene in houdini to a json description file…

Wow, I didn't expect that Houdini would have no way to export a full scene! I have written a full glTF exporter before, but I'm hoping not to have to do it for Houdini; it's a good chunk of work. And when/if SideFX does implement glTF export that work would be wasted.

At this point I've tried fbx and Alembic, and neither one exports even basic principledshader or textures. Are there other 3rd party exporters?
How do people use Houdini to develop assets for games? Just use it for geometry (exporting obj) and recreate all materials and textures in some other software?

garyo
I'm not sure that scene file format is implemented properly/completely. But three.js can load glTF (https://threejs.org/docs/#examples/loaders/GLTFLoader). Can Houdini export glTF? Seems like no, which is too bad. Three.js also supports COLLADA; can Houdini export COLLADA (dae)?

WaterBirdx2
Hi. A staff member mentioned back in July that a face rigger was in the works to go with the auto rigger that was introduced with Houdini 16. Should users like me expect to see the feature be released later this year? If so, then will the auto rigger's capabilities be expanded as well to allow users to create complex animal rigs?

cb
We will be looking into providing facial rigs in the future, yes.

Cristin

WaterBirdx2
I have been giving it a good deal of thought lately, and I have come to the conclusion that recreating my characters inside of Houdini might not be a bad move to make after all. The Auto Rig system that Houdini has included with the latest system updates doesn't appear to be too dissimilar to what I created inside of Maya. The main difference is that the Auto Rig system doesn't appear to provide facial rig controls. Would the system developers consider incorporating such a function the next time that area of Houdini gets updated?

NNois
Seriously, softimage selection and snapping was just perfect. This becomes obvious only after a day or two with it (mentored by a good old game modeler).
Houdini have some bribes of it but only a little

julca
Hi, I'm 100% agree about this not convinced default behavior and hopefully yes, “secure selection” is a good mode.
But we need more !
For example, with “secure selection” mode, It would be really really accommodating and more productive to allow us to translate an object without need to select the manipulator.
If I need to place a far away selected object(s) to a specific place (with a simple snap clic on another object for example) (cf. “manipulate.jpg”).

All the best

NNois
Hi, how can I disable the “click translate” mode on Objs, it's kind of anoying when you juste want to select something in the viewport and you end up with a slightly translated obj.

Cheers

friedasparagus
Hello all,

Has anyone come across a problem with animating objects within an HDA (in my case a character rig), where editing existing keyframes or deleting them does not propagate to the objects transforms? i.e. deleting a set of keys removes all the channel values correctly, but the objects still move as per those keys.

Just to clarify, the keyframes are visible not in the animator editor nor the parameter editor, but the objects are still moving. Have I missed something silly with cached transforms or some such thing.

Any help really appreciated,

Cheers,
Henry

atlemgw
I think it could have been cool too. I actually tried with the carton shader and an outline shader, but it didn't looked good. I miss the old carton shader way back in the days.

twod
The Lag CHOP also has a parameter for overshoot as well.

gmanyyz
Anyone from SideFX????

Just looking for some direction on what would be a good starting point.

Would like to keep trying to learn but it definitely has a steep learning curve.

Thanks

rayfoundry

cb
This is something we will be addressing very soon – not as a quick bug fix: as a game changer.

Cristin

Sounds great. Is this already launched as part of H16 or something to come?

aRtye
My search ninja skills are crappo and couldn't find the info. Is there a surface tension attribute for Flip?

Thx!

BabaJ
You haven't been the only one. I was confused when I first started looking around on those pages; thinking the same thing

…Kinda misguiding to have the latest builds “under” an older one…

FarrokhSarram
any tutorial on H16 Muscle system ???

matthias_k
Example where the new boolean results in wrong cuts.

cptchris
Is this documented yet? All the searches I do bring up the old one?

Werner Ziemerink
just my 2 cents here. The rigging tools in Houdini is amazing. We've been using them for a while now (not the auto rigger) and are happy in general. For us, setting up rig Hda's (workflow) is something that can greatly improve. I've submitted RFE's and I'm sure SideFX is listening.

Great job guys, and can't wait for the Masterclass.