This is a production release of the OctaneRender™ 2024.1.Alpha_4.0 for Houdini™ plugin compiled with the Octane 2024.1 Alpha 4 core. This 2024.1.Alpha_4.0 release is available for the latest Houdini production builds on Windows x64, Linux, and macOS arm64.
Houdini production builds supported by this release: 19.0.720, 19.5.805, 20.0.506, 20.0.547, 20.0.590, 20.0.625, 20.0.653.
If you are not sure if your Houdini version is compatible with the plugin - just run it and you will see an error message in case of incompatibility.
Linux Note
On Linux only compatibility Houdini 20 build is supported (gcc9.3).
It can only be installed by downloading it from the downloads page since it's not visible in the Launcher:
https://www.sidefx.com/download/daily-b ... ction=true
or direct download link: houdini-20.0.653-linux_x86_64_gcc9.3.tar.gz
We are looking into supporting the gcc11.2 build.
New features
To learn more about the new features and improvements of OctaneRender 2024.1 Alpha 4, please check out the 2024.1 Alpha 4 release post
Known bugs
On Linux, MPlay IPR may not be working. If you are having problems with it, please switch to QT5 IPR and disable "Render to MPlay" in ROP nodes.
Downloads
Release 2024.1.Alpha_4.0 Studio+ license
Windows Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.625 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.653 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Linux Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.625 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.653 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Release 2024.1.Alpha_4.0 macOS Prime license
MacOS Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/94/06 ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/c0/5b ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/a8/3c ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/09/8c ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.625 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/c0/70 ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.653 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/83/4f ... _Prime.zip
Release 2024.1.Alpha_4.0 Demo version
Windows Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.625 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.653 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Linux Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.625 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.653 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Release Notes
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RELEASE 2024.1 Alpha 4
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* PLUGIN FEATURES AND FIXES:
- Updated to use OctaneSDK 2024.1 Alpha 4
- All the fixes in 2023.1.3.0 are also included in this release.
- Added new node types: NT_OUTPUT_AOV_LAYER_APPLY_IMAGER_AND_POST_PROCESSING, NT_FLOAT_TIME, NT_OUTPUT_AOV_LAYER_BOOST_HIGHLIGHTS, NT_OUTPUT_AOV_LAYER_DITHER
- Fixed warnings when copying and pasting Spectron Light
Common Issues and Solutions
- If the plugin doesn't work at all, set
HOUDINI_DSO_ERROR = 2
in houdini.env and check for messages in the terminal.- If you're missing
libglut.so.3
, install the freeglut package.- If you are having any issues with the Deadline - please submit a support ticket to the AWS.
Happy rendering,
Your OTOY Team