Hi everyone!

I’m excited to share a sneak peek of a project I’ve been working on to speed up the environment setup process in Houdini Solaris: SkyFloor v1.1. (inspired by Jonas Noell)

What is SkyFloor? It’s a specialized HDA designed for Solaris (LOPs) that creates a fully synchronized HDRI lighting setup and a procedural floor (with puddles, wetness, or studio cyclorama modes) in seconds.

Key Features in Version 1.1:

Integrated Polyhaven Browser: Deep integration with Polyhaven. Browse thousands of HDRIs, models, and textures directly within the HDA.
Auto-Connect Pipeline: A smart logic that automatically manages your stage hierarchy.
Independent HDRI Multipliers: New Diffuse and Specular multipliers for fine-tuned lighting control without affecting your backplate.
Smart MaterialX Engine: Automated creation of MaterialX/USD materials with proper Color Space management (ACEScg/Linear) for Karma
Magic Match & Auto-Horizon: One-button tools to analyze your HDRI and perfectly align the floor perspective and exposure.

Credits: The car models in the preview video were provided by the amazing artists at Wire Wheels Club (https://store.wirewheelsclub.com/).



Coming soon!

Cheers,

https://youtu.be/VvYqzTUZ7rI [youtu.be]