System requirements

Supported platforms: Windows 10 / 11 with DirectX

Supported Houdini versions: 20.5.619 or later

Installation

ZibraVDB nodes are shipped with SideFX Labs but plugin requires the ZibraVDB core library on the back end. (This library and its source code are proprietary to Zibra AI and, therefore, are not included directly in the open-source SideFX Labs package.) The plugin has a built-in method to download this core library, which only needs to be done once (per working environment).

  1. Install Houdini v20.5.619 and SideFX Labs v20.5.619 ****or later.
  2. Add any ZibraVDB node to your project.
  3. Inside a node click the “Open Plugin Management” button. A window will be opened.
  4. Click the “Download Library” button. You will be redirected to the website.
  5. Download the ZibraVDB Compression Library from the webpage.
  6. Return to Houdini and click "Open User Pref Directory" in the "Plugin Management" window. This will open File Explorer.
  7. Unpack the content of the downloaded archive into the opened directory.
  8. Return to Houdini and click "Load Library" in the "Plugin Management" window. You should now see the "Library status" as "Loaded" and the version of the library.

Optional

Activating License

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You only have 5 compressions available for free. Purchase a license key to continue using the plugin.

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  1. Purchase a license key on the Zibra AI website.
  2. Add any ZibraVDB node to your project.
  3. Inside a node click the “Open Plugin Management” button.
  4. Input your license key into the “License key” field.