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reallusion_importer

v1.3

Reallusion Importer for Houdini

Turn a Character Creator 5 / iClone 8 character into a fully shaded, animatable, render-ready Solaris character with Karma XPU MaterialX materials β€” in one click.

Get it on Gumroad β†’

Houdini 21.0 / 22.0 (Indie or Apprentice β€” ships as .hdalc)

View the full documentation β†’

What it actually does

A Character Creator character that renders beautifully in Karma normally costs hours of shader wiring β€” skin with believable subsurface, eyes that refract, hair that isn’t a flat card, and a wrinkle system that reacts to the performance.

This tool does the whole rebuild in seconds and then hands you a single panel of look controls, so you can art-direct the result without touching a shader node. You don’t need to know how MaterialX works, or understand subsurface scattering or anisotropic hair shading β€” the hard parts are handled, and the creative parts are sliders and colour pickers.

Built for indie character artists, animators and small studios who use Character Creator or iClone and want their characters to look right in Houdini.

Watch it work

β–ΆFull walkthroughβ–ΆTrailer
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Specifications

Version1.3
Role / CategoryIntegrator / Character import and lookdev
HoudiniHoudini 21.0 / 22.0
PlatformTested on Windows
InputA Character Creator export
OutputThe finished character, rebuilt and shaded
Ships asBlack-boxed .hdalc
LicenceSingle-user, royalty-free
UpdatesFree for life, with in-node notice
SupportDiscord β€” invite is on the node

Look controls62 on one panel
Materials rebuilt14 β€” skin, eyes, teeth, hair, clothing
Hair dye modes3
Typical buildUnder 15 seconds
Get it on Gumroad β†’

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