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Jeremias Meister - Tools & Pipeline

Action Houdini

Import and Generate LODs

Imports a high-poly model, then automatically generates and exports several levels of detail (LODs).

Node IDHoudiniImportAndGenerateLodsAction

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
Source File Path file_path file_picker Yes — The full path to the high-poly model file to import (e.g., C:/models/source.fbx).
Asset Name asset_name string Yes — The name for the new geometry container node that will be created in Houdini.
Output Path output_path file_picker Yes — The full path to save the exported file, e.g., "C:/Exports/asset_LODs.fbx".
LOD Count lod_count integer Yes 3 The number of lower-detail levels to generate.
Polygon Counts poly_counts string Yes 10000, 2500, 500 A comma-separated list of target polygon counts for each LOD level.
Export Format export_format enum
  • FBX
  • USD
Yes FBX The file format for the exported LODs.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
Execute input0 object Yes —

Outputs

OutputTypeIdentifierDescription
Output Path output0 string output_path The path to the successfully exported file.