Fixed an issue where subprocesses spawned by PDG sometimes did not terminate cleanly on Linux.

added removeportprefix parameter to the promoteNodeInputs, this will remove the default suffix.

Adding deterministic particle-to-grid as the default transfer algorithm for MPM. This change accelerates the whole solver by 230% on average when benchmarked against the examples from the mpm masterclass using a Nvidia 4090.

Fixed an issue where subprocesses spawned by PDG sometimes did not terminate cleanly on Linux.

Fixed a bug in the Explore Variants LOP's layout when exploring variants on prims in a nested hierarchy.

Implement heightfield cutouts in Vulkan.

Changed Color to be on primitives on Scene Add Prop Changed collision shapes name to be RagdollCollision

Fixed a bug with ID to Mask and ID to RGB COPs always producing outputs with 16-bit floating point precision.

COP-generated texture maps automatically saved by a USD ROP or USD Render ROP will no longer be watermarked when save from Houdini Apprentice.

COP images at the default resolution of 1024x1024 can now be saved in Houdini Apprentice.

Application shortcuts now set the "Start In" directory to %USERPROFILE% instead of %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%. This should fix some cases where the Houdini shortcuts do not work.

Adding the $FF expression in the seed of the mpmsource for the points-from-surface mode to mimic the behavior of the node in points-from-volume mode.

Log the application id when checking out a license to assist in tracking down what an application is checking out. This can be helpful as PDG and husk procedurals have a more complex licensing structure which can catch users off guard. Looking at the sesinetd log can assist in tracking down unexpected usage.

Scene Import now properly generates Karma-specific USD attributes as "inputs:karma:light:...".

Fixed a bug where Intel OpenCL devices would be ignored by default including Arc dedicated GPUs.

Fixed errors in the Character Picker when:

• Setting a buttons targets, followed by adding more targets from theviewport selection
• Attempting to change the default behaviour of a button

Removed the "$FF == 1" expression in the emission parameter of the mpmsource for the "MPM Configure" and the "MPM Configure Softbody" recipes.

Fixed a bug in the KineFX Rotation Limits Handle where the circles would be reversed.

Allow procedurals to run off an Engine or Engine-Education license

Fixed a bug with procedurals where it was taking an extra Engine license in cases where no extra license should have been checked out.

Allow procedurals to run off an Engine or Engine-Education license.

XPU: Fixes strong/dark shadow when Reflectivity is used in Background Plate node

Fixed a bug on Bump Shadow Terminator option to use smooth geometry normal

Fixed scene graph tree icon and viewport guide geometry for the prims using the new DomeLight_1 schema.

Fixed hou.ChannelGraph.selectedKeyframes() that was returning corrupted slope data.