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OctaneRender 2023.1.3 for Houdini production (2023.1.3.1)

This is a production release of the OctaneRender™ 2023.1.3.1 for Houdini™ plugin compiled with the Octane 2023.1.3 core. This 2023.1.3.1 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, 20.0.688, 20.0.724.

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 is visible in the latest Launcher, and you can also download it from:
https://www.sidefx.com/download/daily-b ... ction=true
or direct download link: houdini-20.0.724-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 2023.1.3, please check out the 2023.1.3 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 2023.1.3.1 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
Windows Houdini 20.0.688 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.724 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip

Linux Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.625 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.653 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.688 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.724 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Linux.zip

Release 2023.1.3.1 macOS Prime license
MacOS Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/53/5f ... _macos.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/4c/d2 ... _macos.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/fb/47 ... _macos.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/48/0b ... _macos.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.625 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/69/6c ... _macos.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.653 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/e6/f3 ... _macos.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.688 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/d4/ce ... _macos.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.724 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/63/36 ... _macos.zip

Release 2023.1.3.1 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
Windows Houdini 20.0.688 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.724 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip

Release Notes
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RELEASE 2023.1.3.1
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* PLUGIN FEATURES AND FIXES:
- Added new orbx exporting option "Export .orbx File (Alembic)" from IPR which exports ALEMBIC node. The original option is renamed to "Export .orbx File (Geometry)"
- Fixed problem that Animated Light Intensity not update when time changes
- Truncate node names exported in orbx file to make the graph tidier
- Collapse nodes except Geometry in exported orbx file to make the graph tidier
- Fixed Photon Kernel's Exploration strength parameter
- Fixed IPR window stops staying on top after close IPR docked pane
- Fixed CustomAOV channel colour for Packed & Instanced obj
- Build Linux with OctaneSDK Studio+ gcc9 build (There is no gcc9 OctaneSDK demo build)
- New Universal light (Document of the new Universal light)
- Removed octane_ipr shelf
- Updated octane shelf


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

Awesome! Nice improvements, will check them out

Hello, upgrading from 2023.1.2 on Windows and Linux Ubuntu.

Windows is fine but Linux errors out with :

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Add_Octane_ROP", line 1, in <module>
File "/opt/hfs20.0.506/houdini/python3.10libs/roptoolutils.py", line 10, in createRenderNode
rop = hou.node('/out').createNode(rop_type, exact_type_name=exact_type_name)
File "/opt/hfs20.0.506/houdini/python3.10libs/houpythonportion/ui.py", line 1137, in decorator
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/opt/hfs20.0.506/houdini/python3.10libs/hou.py", line 15074, in createNode
return _hou.Node_createNode(self, node_type_name, node_name, run_init_scripts, load_contents, exact_type_name, force_valid_node_name)
hou.OperationFailed: The attempted operation failed.
Invalid node type name


Using Houdini 20.0.506 Py3.10; of course works fine with Octane 2023.1.2 so will return to that for the moment.

Hi Renbry, thanks for letting us know. It will be investigated, sorry for the inconvenience!

Hi Renbry,

Please could you give us the steps you used, we assume it was simply using the Octane icon in the Octane shelf?

Can you double check that you are using the right octane.shelf under toolbar in the plugin folder.
Using a text editor check that the line exists:

Curious, when can we expect a build for h20.5?

HandcraftedMedia wrote:Curious, when can we expect a build for h20.5?

I've also been wondering when an Octane build for Houdini/Solaris 20.5 will be released. So far there has only been silence from the devs' end. Octane in conjunction with the new COPs will be amazing. So far Karma just doesn't cut it.

Hey guys, I can't give an ETA but hopefully this week. Unfortunately, COPs won't work directly with Octane out-of-the-box.
Although it may not make it into this build, we are currently investigating if there are ways to bring the output maps generated for the Octane materials. (To save you from saving out each map and importing manually)

ricky_otoy wrote:Hey guys, I can't give an ETA but hopefully this week. Unfortunately, COPs won't work directly with Octane out-of-the-box.
Although it may not make it into this build, we are currently investigating if there are ways to bring the output maps generated for the Octane materials. (To save you from saving out each map and importing manually)

Hey Ricky, please include the build for the latest available daily build, the first releases are sometimes buggy and we use the latest dailies.
Thanks

Hey vurt, unfortunately we will only support Houdini's stable Production builds and not their daily builds.