Redshift Renderer 3.0.40 (Build 2641) Plugin for Houdini on Windows — Verified Setup & Quick Guide
The 2.6.41 update focused on stability and performance for production environments: OptiX 7 Support:
Method A (Houdini Packages - Recommended)
: Create a folder named packages in your Houdini documents directory (e.g., Documents/houdini18.0/packages ). Inside, place a redshift.json file that directs Houdini to your Redshift path.
Verdict
- The installer should automatically write a
redshift.jsontoC:\Users\[YourName]\Documents\houdini20.0\packages\. - Open Houdini. Go to
Edit > Preferences > Render. You should see "Redshift" in the Renderer dropdown. - Test: Create a Grid, assign a Redshift Material, and hit the IPR button (Lightbulb icon). If the viewport renders without a GPU error, you are "Verified."
You might ask, "Why not just use the latest build (e.g., 2700)?" Stability. Internal tests on a Windows 11 / RTX 4090 / Houdini 20.0 system showed:
To ensure the plugin is "verified" and functional, you must match the plugin version exactly with the Houdini production build.