Set up Houdini Engine for Unity

Unity Starter Kit

Houdini + Unity Examples

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In this project you will learn about using Houdini Engine to work with procedural Houdini Digital Assets (HDAs) in Unity.

Getting Started with Houdini & Unity

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Overview

Before you begin

Set up the Unity Starter Kit

Tree Tool

Rock Tool

Modular Wall Tool 

Foliage Tool

Edge Damage Tool 

Level from PSD Tool 

Placement Tool

Level from WFC

Pipe Tool

Platform Tool

Terrain Tool

Trim Tool

Road Tool

Summary

2.1-UNITY Starter Kit_Overview.mp4

2.3-UNITY Starter Kit_Getting Started.mp4

2.4-UNITY Starter Kit_Tree Tool.mp4

2.5-UNITY Starter Kit_Rock Tool.mp4

2.6-UNITY Starter Kit_Modular Wall Tool.mp4

2.7-UNITY Starter Kit_Foliage Tool.mp4

2.8-UNITY Starter Kit_Edge Damage Tool.mp4

2.9-UNITY Starter Kit_Level from PSD Tool.mp4

2.10-UNITY Starter Kit_Placement Tool.mp4

2.11-UNITY Starter Kit_Level from WFC.mp4

2.12-UNITY Starter Kit_Pipe Tool.mp4

2.13-UNITY Starter Kit_Platform Tool.mp4

2.14-UNITY Starter Kit_Terrain Tool.mp4

2.15-UNITY Starter Kit_Trim Tool.mp4

2.16-UNITY Starter Kit_Road Tool.mp4

SideFX’s Unity Starter Kit is a set of procedural game art tools that you can use in the Unity Editor. This tutorial is a guide to each tool available in the kit.

Houdini Starter Kit

Houdini has a wide variety of node-based procedural tools designed for generating CG content, making it easier for you to create direct-able CG content, explore multiple iterations, and refine your work, even deep into production. Created for beginners and non-Houdini users, the Starter Kit for Unity provides some procedural tools that are ready to use out of the box.

This Starter Kit is a set of procedural game art tools that can be used in the Unity game editor. This starter kit provides a variety of bread and butter tools that you can use right away to enhance your game environments. These tools can be used inside these host applications using the Houdini Engine plug-ins which you can install at the same time you install Houdini. Below are tutorials for getting started with Houdini Engine and for each of the tools in the collection. 

If you haven’t already done so, download the Houdini Engine for Unity Starter Kit.

Unity Starter Kit

1. Overview

2. Before you begin

3. Set up the Unity Starter Kit

4. Tree Tool

5. Rock Tool

6. Modular Wall Tool

7. Foliage Tool

8. Edge Damage Tool

9. Level from PSD Tool

10. Placement Tool

11. Level from WFC

12. Pipe Tool

13. Platform Tool

14. Terrain Tool

15. Trim Tool

16. Road Tool

17. Summary

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