Tutorial Videos

Getting Started

Getting Started video covers:

1. Install the Houdini Connector and Kit application.

2. Set up a local Omniverse Nucleus server.

3. Connected to your Nucleus server using the Houdini Connector.

4. Save a .hip file using an Omniverse checkpoint.

5. Use the Omniverse Shelf to gain quick access to Omniverse-related functionalities.

6. Create and exporte a simple scene using Omni USD ROP.

7. Open and edit your USD file in Omniverse USD Composer.

Working with Houdini and Kit Applications

In this tutorial, we read in a USD file and extract a linear curve prim that serves as a target for power pole instances. Then, we run the curve through a typical Houdini point copy workflow, where we randomize the position and rotation of the instances. Finally, we write the instances and power line mesh to a new USD file that’s referenced into the original USD file.

MDL Authoring and Editing

In this tutorial, we demonstrate the basics of creating, editing, and binding materials to geometry using the Omniverse Houdini connector. We also export the geometry, along with its materials, to the Kit application.

Omniverse Loader Overview

The Omniverse Loader node is a convenient tool for building Omniverse compatible scenes while automatically conforming the various world Up Vectors and Unit Scales. In this tutorial we will briefly overview USD scene composition, scene validation, light conversion and preparing your assets for exporting back to Omniverse.