Hi there,

I want to create thumbnails for scene files from a render region or scene view. this makes it easy and useful to identify and select specific images from those views.

does anybody know how to do that with houdini in a practical way?

best regards,
patric

Not really sure if it suits you, but what about Solaris (LOPs) Component Builder LOP node [www.sidefx.com]? It allows generating thumbnails for USD files and you can tweak the camera angle.

Here's a time code to the SideFX masterclass video showing how to do that: https://youtu.be/EgTqz6y_oAs?t=323 [youtu.be]

The video title is "Creating USD Assets with Component Builder | Chris Rydalch | Solaris Workshop", just in case the link above would be broken.