Houdini 20.5 Unreal

Shortcuts

A quick reference for hotkeys in Houdini Engine.

These shortcuts match the action Houdini Engine main menu items.

See Houdini Engine menu for more information.

View keys ¶

Key	Description
`CTRL` + `ALT` + `O`	Opens the current level with Houdini assets in a new Houdini
`CTRL` + `ALT` + `P`	Pauses or resumes Houdini Engine from cooking assets
`CTRL` + `ALT` + `B`	Bakes and replaces selected Houdini Asset Actors with blueprints
`CTRL` + `ALT` + `C`	Recooks selected Houdini Asset Actors
`CTRL` + `ALT` + `R`	Rebuilds selected Houdini Asset Actors

Unreal

Getting started ¶

Introduction to Houdini Engine for Unreal

Overview of Houdini Engine for unreal, compatibility, and use cases
Install Houdini Engine for Unreal

How to install Houdini Engine for Unreal
Create a Session

How to setup a session
Using SessionSync
Using NodeSync
Content examples overview
Houdini-Niagara Plug in

Install and setup for Houdini-Niagara
Houdini-LiveLink Plug in

Install and setup for Houdini LiveLink

Basics ¶

Using Houdini Engine ¶

Meshes
Materials
Curves
Instancers
Landscapes
World Partition
Geometry Collections (Chaos)
SkeletalMesh
Animations

Details on the support of Animations Sequences and Motion Clips in the plugin
PDG Asset Link
HoudiniTools
Presets
Blueprint Support

Scripting ¶

Public API

A list and commands for different Public APIs for Unreal
How-to instantiate HDA using the API

How-to guide to Instantiate HDA using the Public API

Reference ¶

Details Panel

Explains each item in the Houdini Asset Details Panel
Menus

Explains each of the items in the Houdini Engine menu.
Plugin Settings

A quick reference for console commands in Houdini Engine.
Plugin Editor Preferences
Console Commands

A quick reference for console commands in Houdini Engine.
Shortcuts

A quick reference for hotkeys in Houdini Engine.
Debugging
Packaging
Using FBX Files