Krakatoa for Houdini 12

Deprecated Krakatoa SR Beta Discussion
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Hi,

Any chance to compile Krakatoa SR for Houdini 12?

Thanks

Igor

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We might be looking into this as well;) Based on the latest API, there a new possibilities;)

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We aren’t looking at making an official Houdini plugin currently. If there is significant interest in it, we would definitely consider writing Krakatoa for Houdini.

TylerAfx is correct in that a Houdini plugin could be written currently using the Krakatoa API. I am very interested in seeing where that leads.

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Hi,

thanks a lot of information, i think maybe is good idea for example prt exporter for now.
you have new flip solver, also if you build some nice particles simulation, it would be nice if you can export that to krakatoa.

Igor

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Hi Igor,

I am interested to find out your workflow/use-case for Houdini2Krakatoa.

As an artists, are you looking for a

  1. one-button exporter for a complete Krakatoa renderable scene including all the geometry, lighting, shaders etc.
  2. would you be happy with a way to export all the Houdini particle system as PRT files

Option (1) takes a lot of effort and is an on going development/maintenance effort as both Krakatoa and Houdini evolve on their own and feature priority. This will naturally translate to much higher development/maintenance costs.
Option (2) may be less useful but it gets you partway in terms of an integrate-able pipeline tool/component.

I’d really like to hear from other Houdini users what their expectation would be if there is an Houdini offering.

Regards