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Warning

This document for installing RenderMan for Houdini only applies to RenderMan releases 23.0 through 23.3
Please see the latest document for installation of 23.4 and higher.


Info
  • RenderMan for Houdini (RfH) 23 currently only provides support for the following production Houdini versions:
  • Rendering with RenderMan will not operate on Houdini Apprentice editions, see Side FX's website for options that allow Third Party Rendering
  • Houdini Indie is only compatible with version 17.5, you must be using at least version 17.5.210 or  or higher


Note

The environment variable for RfH must be listed first in the houdini.env file. (Windows requires a semi-colon) For example:

HOUDINI_PATH=$RFHTREE/17.5:&


RenderMan for Houdini 23 with Solaris now requires an additional line in the configuration file:

RMAN_PROCEDURALPATH = $RFHTREE/18.0/openvdb:&


RenderMan for Houdini 23 on Windows now requires an additional line in the configuration file:

PATH=$RMANTREE\bin;&


Additional instructions and details are found below in this document.

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Code Block
RMANTREE=/opt/pixar/RenderManProServer-23.03
RFHTREE=/opt/pixar/RenderManForHoudini-23.03
RMAN_PROCEDURALPATH=$RFHTREE/18.0/openvdb:&
HOUDINI_PATH=$RFHTREE/18.0:&

...

NOTE: Windows uses a semi-colon instead of a colon to separate the HOUDINI_PATH!

Code Block
RMANTREE="C:\Program Files\Pixar\RenderManProServer-23.0"3
RFHTREE="C:\Program Files\Pixar\RenderManForHoudini-23.0"3
RMAN_PROCEDURALPATH=$RFHTREE\18.0\openvdb;&
HOUDINI_PATH=$RFHTREE\18.0;&
PATH=$RMANTREE\bin;&

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Code Block
RMANTREE=/Applications/Pixar/RenderManProServer-23.03
RFHTREE=/Applications/Pixar/RenderManForHoudini-23.0'3
RMAN_PROCEDURALPATH=$RFHTREE/18.0/openvdb:&
HOUDINI_PATH=$RFHTREE/18.0:&

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