Is un-subdivide possible in Houdini?

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Is unsubdivide possible in Houdini?
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There is a paper on how to reverse Catmull-Clark subdivision:
https://dspace5.zcu.cz/bitstream/11025/6630/1/Laquentin.pdf [dspace5.zcu.cz]

AFAIK there is no implementation of this in Houdini, so you will have to implement it yourself if you want this feature or send an RFE to SESI.
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You can try this development: Desubdivide [github.com]
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I would love this, its a notable omission. Last I checked its available in zbrush, maya, c4d, max, blender. Even nomad on ios/android has it!

Please send an RFE to sidefx, that helps it get noticed...
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I would love this, its a notable omission. Last I checked its available in zbrush, maya, c4d, max, blender. Even nomad on ios/android has it!

Please send an RFE to sidefx, that helps it get noticed...

The addition above in the comment works. I didn’t test it on a complex model, but it worked perfectly on a simple pig’s head. The author is a genius.
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