topic Re: HDRIs no longer visible in Solaris renderview? in Arnold for Houdini Forum

HDRIs no longer visible in Solaris renderview?

jwkimXJ5XR — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:25:30 GMT

Before when using a dome light and a texture and rendering in Solaris, I could see the HDRI image visible in the background of the render. Now all I get is a weird outline on my geometry like this:

This outline disappears when I set the camera contribution to 0 in the Arnold settings of the dome light.

Is there any way to make the HDRI visible again in the background?

What is causing this recent change in behaviour?

Re: HDRIs no longer visible in Solaris renderview?

Stephen.Blair — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:38:40 GMT

It looks like something specific to the Houdini 20.5 versions of HtoA.
HtoA 6.3.3.1 in Houdini shows the skydome background in the viewport.

Re: HDRIs no longer visible in Solaris renderview?

yuseitada — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:46:31 GMT

hey there, were you able to resolve this issue?

Re: HDRIs no longer visible in Solaris renderview?

rikU2849 — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:23:45 GMT

Having the same issue here. Please fix this.

Re: HDRIs no longer visible in Solaris renderview?

Stephen.Blair — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:22:27 GMT

For now, you'll have to use OpenGL for the viewport. Edit > Preferences > 3D Viewports

HTOA-2712
Dome light background and VDB volumes do not render in Solaris 20.5 Vulkan viewport

Re: HDRIs no longer visible in Solaris renderview?

Stephen.Blair — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:31:12 GMT

That was an issue on the Houdini side, and seems fixed in Houdini 25.0.522 and later.