Instaliing Octane redner for Houdini Apprentice 16.0.705

[TStudio]

Hi guys.
I just bought Octane redner for Houdini and I can`t even install it ....
Can you help me with this... I`m on windows 10.
I have tried to modify Houdni.env file.. but once restarted Houdin doesn`t show my Octane bar..
Waht I`m doing wrong ??

[juanjgon]

Hi,

The houdini.env file has a couple of mistakes (not your fault, the docs must be updated). It should be:

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HOUDINI_DSO_ERROR = 2
PATH = "C:/Program Files/OTOY/Octane_3.07.0.1_Houdini_16.0.705_Win64/bin;$PATH"
HOUDINI_PATH = "C:/Program Files/OTOY/Octane_3.07.0.1_Houdini_16.0.705_Win64;&"

But in any case, the main problem here is that Houdini Apprentice doesn't support external renderers, so all the Octane ROP node render functions are disabled. You could open the IPR to test the plugin, but you are not going to be able to render to disk anything.

Houdini Indie supports external renderers, but the Apprentice version not.

Thanks,
-Juanjo

[TStudio]

Thank you very much for your help.
I will buy Indie licence after 12 December So than I can play with Octane more .

How can I open the IPR t otset plugin - I`m totaly new to Houdini

[juanjgon]

From the ROP node or from the shelf. Take a look at the tutorial in the docs:
https://docs.otoy.com/HoudiniH/HoudiniP ... eScene.htm

Thanks,
-Juanjo

[TStudio]

Thank You Juanjo!!
I will have a lot to read on X-mas holidays

Best regards.
Tomasz

[TStudio]

Hi Juanjo.

I have bought Houdini indie version 16.5.323 and I have installed Octane for Houdnini "Octane_3.07.0.1_Houdini_16.0.633_Win64" but I get this error...

Waht version of Octane should I use?

[juanjgon]

Hi,

The Houdini version and the plugin version installed and pointed by the PATH and HOUDINI_PATH variables must match. If you have the "Octane_3.07.0.1_Houdini_16.0.633_Win64" plugin installed in your HD and configured in the houdini.env file, you must download and install Houdini 16.0.633 to work with it.

Thanks,
-Juanjo

[juanjgon]

More related information. The current Octane 3.08 test build has a proper plugin build for Houdini 16.5.268.

You are working with the latest Houdini 16.5.323 production build, but the current plugin for the 16.5.268 should work fine on it, so after installing the 16.5.268 plugin build on your HD, if you configure your houdini.env file adding these lines, it should work fine:

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HOUDINI_DSO_ERROR = 2
PATH = "C:/Program Files/OTOY/Octane_3.08.0.0_Houdini_16.5.268_Win64/bin;$PATH"
HOUDINI_PATH = "C:/Program Files/OTOY/Octane_3.08.0.0_Houdini_16.5.268_Win64;&"

Thanks,
-Juanjo

[TStudio]

Thank you Juanjo ! I will try this!

[TStudio]

It worked I`m soooo happy!!!