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01 Oct 2020

This is a bug fix release, using Arnold 6.0.4.1 and Arnold-USD (a8ca0d32).

Installation

Download Arnold for Houdini.
Follow these installation instructions.

Autodesk Network Licensing in Arnold 6 requires new license files with an updated 2020 version. Please follow the instructions on this page to generate your license file. More info about Arnold 6 licensing can be found here.

Compatible Houdini Versions

Binaries available for the following Houdini, Houdini FX, Houdini Indie and Houdini Education production builds:

17.0.506
17.5.460
18.0.566

Please note that Houdini Apprentice does not support third-party renderers and thus cannot run HtoA.

System Requirements

Bug Fixes

htoa#1502 Add AOV light groups to Solaris lights
htoa#1522 Add grid parameter to the Arnold Implicit HDA
htoa#1527 Support * in the grids parameter of the Arnold Volume HDA
htoa#1528 Add enable_adapative_sampling option to Solaris render settings LOP
htoa#1531 Fix global bounding box for arnold procedural
htoa#1532 Choose terminal ROP in operator subnet traversal
htoa#1536 Add portal mode for dome light LOP
htoa#1540 Acceleration blur for the instance object
htoa#1541 Allow EXR layers with half precision within same EXR file
usd#489 Pass render settings are to the render delegate when using Husk
usd#532 Fixing the cylinder light axis