Houdini Integration

Houdini is a renowned tool for procedurally creating extensive environments and assets with diverse variations. However, procedural generation can sometimes result in assets that are not optimized for real-time rendering, often featuring high polycounts and extensive internal geometry.

To address these issues, the Simplygon Houdini plugin integrates seamlessly into your automated asset creation pipeline. With the Simplygon plugin for Houdini, you can efficiently optimize assets. Here’s what you can achieve:

• Create LOD Chains: Utilize the Triangle Reducer to generate LOD chains for your assets, optimizing performance without compromising quality.
• Generate High-Quality Proxies: Employ the Remesher to create high-quality proxies of procedurally generated environments, maintaining visual fidelity while reducing complexity.
• Optimize Kit-Bashed Objects: Remove unnecessary internal geometry from procedurally generated kit-bashed objects using aggregation with hollow shell culling enabled, enhancing real-time rendering efficiency.

Currently in preview, the Simplygon plugin offers limited UI functionality but provides full access to the Simplygon Python API.

For more information on automating your asset optimization pipeline in Houdini, feel free to contact us for an evaluation.