SideFX describes the Reality Capture plugin as “not designed to be a complete replacement of every feature in RC, but the ones that fit well in a Houdini pipeline”.
The software provides five new node types within Houdini, enabling users to import and align source image of a real-world 3D object, and generate a textured 3D model and camera positions from them. It can also process LIDAR data in E57 format, providing you convert it to.
lsp files using the standalone version of Realit圜apture first. SideFX is working on direct support for E57 files. You can find more detailed documentation via the link at the foot of the story. The Houdini Reality Capture plugin is available as a free open beta.
It is compatible with Houdini 16.5 on Windows only.
