by gigglebooster » Mon May 04, 2020 12:17 pm
gigglebooster
Mon May 04, 2020 12:17 pm
Hi. Could someone please clarify instancing with Octane and Houdini for me? Specifically when using the copy to points node? I've looked at this extensively on the forums but it's still unclear, my professor wasn't sure on this either. If you just check the "pack and instance" checkbox on the copy to points node will that function correctly with Octane? Or do I need to do the method shown in the forums where you create a new @instance attribute? When we check the "pack and instance" checkbox on the copy to points node it seems to function correctly, but I've read that it's not actually instancing. Also, if checking this box doesn't work and I need to create the @instance attribute, how would I do that using the copy to points node? The example shown in the forums doesn't use a copy node, it just creates an @instance attribute using an attribute create node that points to the object you want to copy in the string field, and then it does the instancing at render time, but I don't know how to do this using the copy nodes, doesn't seem like you can actually control this method like you could using the copy to points node.