Houdini Autogroom: Guides from Image HDA

EARLY ACCESS

Skip the tedious setup phase of grooming and dive right into the creative process!

This tool enables you to generate initial groom guides from just the skin geometry and a single reference image (whether generated, hand-painted, or photobashed). In seconds, it constructs guides that align the groom with your chosen reference image, letting you move immediately to refining and personalizing the look.

Quick Overview: Release Video
Check out how it works here: Demo Video
More detailed overview: User Manual

Key Features:

• Fast and Efficient: Generates guides instantly, saving hours of initial grooming setup.
• Powerful Model Integration: Includes four pre-trained .onnx models for estimating fur direction, length, and depth.
• Ethical and Legal Training Data: All training data was created specifically for this tool.

Notes:

• This tool performs best with quadruped animals and can work to a degree with feathered creatures. Results may vary for bipedal creatures (like humans) and complex hairstyles.
• As an experimental tool; it has the potential to save hours in many cases, though performance may differ depending on complexity.
• Input image expects a black/transparent background and visible fur structure
• Requirements: Internet connection required for licensing. This HDA is black-boxed. The License is node locked.