Houdini 20.5 Shelf tools

Instance Geometry on Particles shelf tool

Lets you instance geometry on particles.

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Overview

This tool uses the POP Instance node to set up the instancepath for particles, allowing them to be rendered with point instancing.

The guide geometry for this node is created by the POP Object, which is where you can disable it or change its default color.

Instance Geometry on Particles

  1. Click the POP Instance tool on the Particles tab.

  2. Select the geometry you want to instance onto your particles and press Enter.

For specific parameter help, see the POP Instance node help.

For information on how to render instanced geometry, see the Instance geometry on particles help page.

See also

Shelf tools

Using the shelf

  • Customize the shelf

    How to change the look of the shelf, change and rearrange its contents, and create your own shelf tools.

Technical