Houdini plugin

[Techie]

Hi,

Are there any plans for a fully integrated Houdini plugin?

[Zom-B]

At the moment you can only use houdini via C4D connection, but I could imagine that C4D viewport is a bitch with intens simulations :/
No idea about exporter plans, but afaik it isn't that easy to find capable exporter writers...

[CTZn]

Historically, with its freeware origins, it has always been exporters writers coming to Indigo with a solution for their host application.

I used to push users with requests such as yours to find willing developers in THEIR community (Houdini). They'd be welcomed !

[Techie]

@Zom-B: Yeah I guess that's the only way for now.

@CTZn: Ah ok but what about the Revit plugin, isn't that developed by Glare? Also I wouldn't mind paying extra for a Houdini plugin if it meant it would be continually updated. And now that Houdini Indie 15.5 supports 3rd party renderers it's a nice opportunity to make a plugin for it.

[tokyomegaplex]

I know a few people who would be super interested in a Houdini plugin happening. There is no development currently I am guessing?

[jiversen]

I wrote a prototype plugin some years ago for Indigo for Houdini but couldn't find the time to make it anything useful. If the Indigo guys want to get into a broadening market, there is an industry turn toward writing open source USD/Hydra render delegates these days. (see PrMan, 3delight/OpenNSI and so on)

Has any thought been put forward toward doing this?

[sger]

I am interested

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