Material Processor

A tool for Ingestion, Standardization, and Conversion tool for all kinds of Material Networks for complex multi-input/ multi-output materials in various DCCs.
Supports USD file format. Currently, it's in beta with support for Houdini's Arnold, MaterialX, PrincipledShader, and Redshift as regular nodes and usd prims.

PySide UI

Right-click menu

Features

• UI supports Drag and drop for dropping mat nodes from the Application.
• Ingests and converts to Most Materials types: PrincipledShader, Arnold, MaterialX, Redshift.
• pip-standard coding practices as much as possible and with proper logging.

Installation

• On Windows: run the included batch installer install_houdini_win.bat.
  • Double-click install_houdini_win.bat in File Explorer.
  • The script copies the project folder to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\HoudiniTools.
  • the script also copies the Axe_Material_Processor.json file to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\houdini20.5\packages directory.
  • if you want to install to a different Houdini version, copy the json file to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\houdini<HOUDINI_VERSION>\packages
  • If you encounter permission or auditing errors, run .bat file as Administrator.
  • After installation, restart Houdini to load the tool.

Roadmap

• Add support for Solaris and USD files.
• Finish implementation for Redshift.
• Add implementation for Vray and Renderman.
• Extend support to other apps like Substance Painter, Maya, and blender.