Archive notice: This historical article was originally published in February 2020. Dates, statements and links are preserved from the original.Introduction to Solaris for Houdini 18: Yuqing Chen from SideFX provides an overview in this presentation of the new USD-based layout, lookdev and lighting tool in Houdini 18. You can see various examples for creating assets, Stage Manager and physical editing.
Bar Scene – Solaris | USD
Anyone who wants to become familiar with the new context themselves: this free “Bar Scene” contains files and assets created with the new Solaris LOP context. The USD assets are available in a prepared bar for rendering (Karma) and editing (Edit LOP).
Solaris Overview in DP 01:20
One of the focal points in the last DP issue 01:20 was also the Houdini 18 release. You can read our Solaris overview here free of charge. You can find further useful tooltips, as well as interviews on AI, the Blackmagic 6K camera review, Katana, a paint tools overview and much more in the issue!
