https://github.com/ChaosGroup/vray-for-houdini/blob/master/LICENSE

Binary builds are available at "V-Ray For Houdini" section at http://nightlies.chaosgroup.com/.

You'll have to request access at support@chaosgroup.com for this section.

Build archive name description:

    vfh-701-078856b-hfs16.0.600-qt5-windows.zip
        |   |          |        |   │
        |   |          |        |   └─ OS
        |   |          |        └─ Qt version (optional, only for > 16.x)
        |   |          └─ Houdini version
        │   └─ Source revision
        └─ Incremental build number

• V-Ray Application SDK nightly Qt build / license (write to support@chaosgroup.com)

• V-Ray SDK (for example, from V-Ray For Maya nightly build)

• Phoenix SDK (for example, from Phoenix For Maya nightly build; optional, used to load *.aur, *.vdb, *.f3d files preview)

• Compiler:

  • Windows: MSVC 2012 / MSVC 2015 for Houdini 15.5 and later
  • Linux: GCC 4.8.x
  • OS X: Any available

• CMake 3.3.x

• Ninja (> 1.5.x, optional)

• Install V-Ray For Maya as usual (Maya itself is not needed)

• Install Phoenix For Maya and pass the SDK path as PHXSDK_PATH (Optional)

• Unpack V-Ray Application SDK into a directory, and pass the path to that directory as APPSDK_PATH to cmake

• Clone this repository with submodules:

  git clone https://github.com/ChaosGroup/vray-for-houdini.git
  cd vray-for-houdini
  git submodule update --init --recursive
  git submodule foreach git checkout master
  git submodule foreach git pull --rebase origin master
  

• Choose build directory on top of the source directory and generate a suitable project.

  For example, sources are cloned into ${HOME}/dev/vray-for-houdini. Create build directory ${HOME}/build/vray-for-houdini and run inside:

  cmake -G Ninja \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DHOUDINI_VERSION=15.0 \
    -DHOUDINI_VERSION_BUILD=459 \
    -DAPPSDK_PATH=${HOME}/src/appsdk/20161115/linux \
    -DVRAYSDK_PATH=/usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Maya2016-x64 \
    -DPHXSDK_PATH=/usr/ChaosGroup/PhoenixFD/Maya2016-x64 \
    ${HOME}/dev/vray-for-houdini
  

  This will generate a Ninja project; build it and install with: ninja install

  It'll build plugins (with icons, shelfs, etc).

  Houdini launch wrapper script with all needed environment variables will be generated at ${HOME}/bin/hfs or $ENV{USERPROFILE}/Desktop/hfs.bat.

  Use it to launch Houdini.