egRedshiftTools

A collection of scripts for Redshift in SideFx Houdini

Updates:

Main Supports Houdini 19.5 and Redshift 3.5 with python 3.9

Features:

• MaterialBuilder with a set of Options which include:

  • Apply to Selection
  • Create Material in Current Context
  • Setup OpenGL Shaders for the Materials
  • Load Textures (via User Selection)
  • Convert Textures to OCIO (If Houdini is loaded with OCIO enabled)
  • Add a ColorCorrection Node on the Diffuse/BaseColor Texture
  • Apply Diffuse as a Linear Texture
  • Enable/Disable Displacement
  • Set a Name for the Material

• Apply Material (with OGL-Shaders) to Multiple Objects - no Texture Loading

• Set the Active Viewport Camera to the first ROP found - or create a ROP if none found

• Create Takes from selected Cameras and the active Redshift-ROP

• Setup OpenGL Shaders - also via Right-Click Menu in Mat Context and Textures in VOPNet (e.g.: use as Diffuse, Spec, Rough-Map,...)

• Convert Textures to OCIO (sequentiall conversion via COP-Net - slow but applicable also to Full Houdini License)

• clear OpenGL Shaders from Selection

• A TOP-Net HDA for converting Textures to OCIO - Houdini Indie Only

• sets default icons for Redshift Lights to Yellow Lamp-Icons

Requirements

• requires Redshift Minimum version 3.0.46, also supports Redshift 3.5
• Houdini 19.5
• Indie Version Assets only

additional Infos & Requirements

• easy Usage via Right-Click Menus and provided shelf
• easy Install via Packages Workflow - see more below
• Tested on Houdini 19.5.303 & Redshift 3.5.07
• Tested on Windows 10

Installation:

Copy the Provided egRedshiftTools.json to your houdini user Directory within the packages folder:

/home/<user>/houdini19.0/packages

Change the below line according to where you downloaded the git-Repository:

"EGRS": "/home/elmar/git/egRedshiftTools"

Notes:

All of the scripts are free of charge for free use, commercial or non commercial whatsoever. Individual Licenses are added to each file as some of these are based on work done by other devs and shall be included in branches, adaptions of this scripts. Anyone is allowed to modify, develop, change the files for his/her purpose.

Contact/Issues/Features/Questions

If you find any bugs, have suggestions or anything else please open an issue