Houdini Main Changelogs

20.0.863

Fixed a bug where PDG/TOPs failed to retrieve logs from tasks submitted to Deadline.

yesterday
21.0.142

Muting and unmiting layers with spaces in their paths now works in the Configure Stage LOP (by putting quotes around the complete path).

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142
  • Added support for Unity 6Fixed warning/build errors with unity 6.
  • Fixed the obsolete "MarshalAs UnmanagedType.Struct" warnings when using the plugin'sgenerated C# binding.
Thu. October 17, 2024
20.0.862
  • Added support for Unity 6Fixed warning/build errors with unity 6.
  • Fixed the obsolete "MarshalAs UnmanagedType.Struct" warnings when using the plugin'sgenerated C# binding.
Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Fixed kinefx.getPackedFolderPaths python method to return a sorted list of paths instead of returning entries directly from the unordered internal map. This also fixes the sort order of the RigTree when viewing packed folders.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Added an option to the Crowd Transition DOP to detach child agents from their parent agents after making a state transition. This can be used to more easily turn child agents into a full ragdoll which should no longer remain attached to the original parent agent.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

x86-64 builds of Houdini now require that the processor supports the x86-64-v3 micro-architecture level. This includes Intel Haswell cores from 2013 and newer, or AMD Excavator cores from 2015 and newer.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

x86-64 builds of Houdini now require that the processor supports the x86-64-v3 micro-architecture level. This includes Intel Haswell cores from 2013 and newer, or AMD Excavator cores from 2015 and newer.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

The Configure Layer LOP can now author the stage level metadata for controlling the default color configuration and color management system.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142
  • Fixed a bug where an APEX graph's port would not be considered promotedwhen it passed through a null or spare port.
  • Fixed a bug where an APEX graph's port would not be considered promotedwhen it reached the input or output of a graph::Template.
Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Fixed a bug in the APEX ragdoll tool where parameter changes did not always cause a resimulation when returning to an older cached frame.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Added a new environment variable (KARMA_XPU_DEVICES) which simplifies the selection of devices for Karma XPU rendering. Examples are:

  • "*" - Render using all devices (default)
  • "optix*" - Render using all Optix devices
  • "*,^optix*" - Render using all devices except Optix.
  • "embree,optix2" - Render using embree and optix2 devices.
Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Fixed a bug with the rasterizer COP failing when 8 outputs were requested.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

The Configure Stage parameters that run prim patterns on the input stage to set load or population masks now allow the pattern to include instance proxy prims.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Python LOPs will now add a warning if their cook code includes any calls to set or remove global context options. This is something a Python LOP should not do.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Fixed a bug where we used an incorrect mouse position on UI events inside python panels.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.142

Fixed setting the "uniform" toggle on string parameter of the MaterialX USD shade networks loaded into Edit Material Network LOP.

Thu. October 17, 2024
21.0.141

Added is_visible boolean argument to hou.Geometry.packToFolder(). It controls the visibility of the added packed folder.

Wed. October 16, 2024
20.0.861

The Remesh to Camera SOP and the Houdini Ocean Procedural LOP now have an option to choose the space for measuring geometry in the camera Z direction.

Wed. October 16, 2024
20.0.861

The Houdini Ocean Procedural now properly measures edge length for use with the Anti-Alias Blur parameter in object space. This fix only affects oceans that have a scaling transform applied to them.

Wed. October 16, 2024
20.0.861

The Houdini Ocean Procedural now deletes a number of interal primitive attributes, using less memory for high resolution ocean rendering.

Wed. October 16, 2024
20.0.861

Fixed a case where point selection on point primitives could select incorrect or invalid ids

Wed. October 16, 2024
21.0.141

Fixed a regression from 20.5.375 which caused agent blendshapes to not appear in the Vulkan viewport.

Wed. October 16, 2024
21.0.141

The Remesh to Camera SOP and the Houdini Ocean Procedural LOP now have an option to choose the space for measuring geometry in the camera Z direction.

Wed. October 16, 2024
21.0.141

The Houdini Ocean Procedural now properly measures edge length for use with the Anti-Alias Blur parameter in object space. This fix only affects oceans that have a scaling transform applied to them.

Wed. October 16, 2024