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@dpernuit dpernuit released this 29 Mar 22:15
· 359 commits to Houdini19.5-Unreal5.00 since this release

Update 17 of the Houdini Engine for Unreal Plugin.

The plugin is now linked to Houdini 19.5.569 / HAPI 5.0.7.

Source and binaries are included for:
UE4.27, UE5.0, and UE5.1 on Windows. and Mac OS 11.

--- UE5.2 preview 1 binaries of the plugin for windows are also available for convenience ---
--- The plugin hasn't been thoroughly tested on UE5.2 preview 1, use at your own risk ---

Changes:

  • Added missing support for Data Table output with PDG. (merged PR#235 on behalf of @ethan-tqa)

  • "Replace Previous Bake" will now remove foliage instances when the Foliage Type is specified for an instancer when baking.

  • Fixed crash when trying to repopulate foliage UI.

  • Fixed an issue where foliage would remain in Unreal after deleting an HDA output.

  • Fixed a bug that caused materials to be ignored on point instancers.

  • The Material Slot wasn't properly appended to mesh materials ([X]Material) when not importing the materials parameters.

  • Fixed potential crashes when using HoudiniAsset in BP.

  • Fixed an issue when using foliage in commandlets.

  • Removed unnecessary cook call with Houdini curves.

  • Fixed an issue where cooked landscapes in UE5 are not deleted when the HDA is recooked

  • Fixed an issue that caused landscape inputs to trigger unnecessary checkouts when reading landscape data.

  • Optimized string transfer to Houdini from Unreal.
    This significantly improves cooking times thanks to a much faster data transfer.

  • Fixed build errors with UE5.2 preview 1.
    The plugin's source code can now be built with UE5.2 preview1.