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RenderMan for Houdini provides its own shelf with shortcuts for many of the most basic and useful features.
Rendering / Setup
| Button |
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| Description |
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| Start |
| an IPR render session | |
| Stop |
an IPR render session | |
| Open the Image Tool |
| , 'It' | |
| Create RenderMan ROP along with a PxrPathTracer Integrator and a path to /cam1 (camera not automatically created) |
| Create RenderMan Stylized Looks ROP adding in Stylized Looks AOVs & Display Filters - if an OBJ with a PxrSurface is selected it will also assign a PxrStylizedControl. |
| Add Parameters to selected OBJ, useful for quickly adding valid RenderMan parameters |
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Shading
| Button | Description |
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| Make selected objects a holdout object |
| Create a PxrSurface VOP and assign it to the OBJ |
| Create a LamaSurface and assign it to the OBJ |
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Lighting
| Button | Description |
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| Create a PxrRectLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrDiskLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrSphereLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrCylinderLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrMeshLight OBJ for the selected OBJ |
| Create Volume Light setup for the selected Volume OBJ |
| Create a PxrDomeLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrPortalLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrEnvDayLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrDistantLight OBJ |
| Create a PxrAOVLight OBJ |
