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[Documentation Page Link](https://agastyapatel.github.io/USD_Megascan_Importer/)

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> Reach out to me on linkedin: [AgastyaPatel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/4gastyaPatel/), email: [email protected]
> `Sorry for late update...I had a surgery due to accident last year and most of the time was occupied in my PT`
# USD_Megascan_Importer
Plugin Tool for Houdini which converts the Megascan Assets into USD in Solaris and stores them in Layout Asset Gallery

Tool Outline
## Tool Outline
- It unpacks different variants and converts the shading network to materialX network
- Can support different megasacan houdini packages - like it can supports single mesh, multiple variant in single subnet and splitted variants.
- Gives access to different file path prefixes and saves different file path presets so that it can be retrieved later
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Technologies Used : HOM API, Python, QT and few libraries.

## Installation Process
1. Download the release zip\
Unzip the folder `USD_Megascan_Importer` and save it at your houdini's preference folder `C:\Users\<username>\Documents\houdini20.0\scripts\` \

Outcome: `C:\Users\<username>\Documents\houdini20.0\scripts\USD_Megascan_Importer`

2. Copy the USD_Megascan_Importer.shelf from `\USD_Megascan_Importer\bin\pref\USD_Megascan_Importer.shelf` to the toolbar folder in Houdini's preference folder ie,
`C:\Users\<username>\Documents\houdini20.0\toolbar\USD_Megascan_Importer.shelf`

3. Open Houdini. Go to add Shelf tab and you'll find the USD Megascan Convertor.\
<img src = 'bin/DEV/ShelfSS.png' height = 400></img>\
Shelf Appears with tools.
<img src = 'bin/DEV/shelf.png'></img>

4. Click `Load Tool` and now you can use the convertor.

Enjoy!

## Screenshot
UI
![UI](/bin/DEV/UI.jpeg)

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